We are pleased to announce that Alibaba Group Holding Limited, a multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology, is now a Unified Patents member. Alibaba Group is joining 300+ other companies committed to deterring the assertion of bad patents by non-practicing entities (NPEs). NPE litigation filings have shown nearly a 15% growth increase in the first half of 2024 compared to the second half of 2023. Unified is the only entity which deters invalid patent assertions and never pays NPEs.