May 2015 Patent Dispute Report

Figure 1: May 2015 had 10% more District Court cases initiated than last year and 45.7% more than last month.

Comparison of May 2015 Patent LitigationNon-NPENPEMay '14Apr '15May '150150300450600
NPENon-NPE
May '14311167
Apr '15226135
May '15367159
 

Figure 2: High-Tech had the majority of District Court and P TAB initiated disputes.

Patent Disputes in May 2015LitigationPTABHigh-TechMedicalOther0150300450600
PTABLitigation
High-Tech108378
Medical2165
Other4583
 

Figure 3: NPE litigation made up 69.8% of May 2015 initiated District Court cases, compared to 57.9% in May 2014 and 62.6% in April 2015.

NPE Activity: May 2015 LitigationNPENon-NPE30.2%69.8%
EntityNumber
NPE367
Non-NPE159
 

Figure 4: NPE litigation made up 92.3% of May 2015 High-Tech cases, compared to 84.7% in May 2014 and 83.3% in April 2015.

NPE Activity: May 2015 High-Tech LitigationNPENon-NPE7.7%92.3%
EntityNumber
NPE349
Non-NPE29
 

Figure 5: In May 2015, 56.5% of High-Tech P TAB Petitions were filed against NPE Patent Owners.

NPE Activity: High-Tech PTAB Petitions in May 2015NPENon-NPE43.5%56.5%
EntityNumber
NPE61
Non-NPE47