Figure 1: May 2015 had 10% more District Court cases initiated than last year and 45.7% more than last month.
| NPE | Non-NPE |
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May '14 | 311 | 167 |
Apr '15 | 226 | 135 |
May '15 | 367 | 159 |
NPE
Figure 2: High-Tech had the majority of District Court and P TAB initiated disputes.
| PTAB | Litigation |
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High-Tech | 108 | 378 |
Medical | 21 | 65 |
Other | 45 | 83 |
PTAB
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.
Entity | Number |
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NPE | 367 |
Non-NPE | 159 |
Non-NPE
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.
Entity | Number |
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NPE | 349 |
Non-NPE | 29 |
Non-NPE
Figure 5: In May 2015, 56.5% of High-Tech P TAB Petitions were filed against NPE Patent Owners.
Entity | Number |
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NPE | 61 |
Non-NPE | 47 |
Non-NPE