NPEs slowed down in early February, but picked back up later in the month ahead of the pandemic. Frequent filers included Aeritas, Browse3D, Cedar Lane, Coding Technologies, Encoditech, Internet Media Interactive, Landmark Technology, Reflection Code, and Rothschild.

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January 2020 was a typical start to a new year. NPEs started out slow and built up filings in the back half of the month. Frequent filers included Coding Technologies, Encoditech, Internet Media Interactive, Reflection Code, S3G and Symbology Innovations.

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April continued the 2018 trend of very slight increases, while NPE activity remained slow, presumably waiting for an Oil States decision to determine whether PTAB proceedings were constitutional (spoiler alert – they are constitutional, at least on the narrow ground put before the Supreme Court).  Frequent filers included CXT Systems, Grecia, Hawk Technology, Internet Media

Like March, April filings were slow as NPEs waited for the TC Heartland decision from SCOTUS.  Frequent filers included Electronic Communication Technologies, Hawk Technology, Internet Media Interactive Corporation, Landmark Technology, Reflection Code, Smart Authentication IP and Soverain.

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December filings continued to be happily slow.  Frequent filers included e.Digital, Hawk Technology, Internet Medial Interactive, Phoenix Licensing, Reflection Code, Rothschild entities, Shipping & Transit, and Symbology.

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NPE filings fell off their incredible November pace once the Federal Rules amendments were implemented as expected, but remained brisk for the holiday season. Frequent filers included CryptoPeak, Eolas, Hawk Technology, JSDQ Mesh, Marshall Feature Recognition, Reflection Code and Shipping & Transit.

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NPE filings began to increase in October, as they usually do in the beginning of Q4. Frequent filers included Hawk Technology, Reflection Code, Rothschild, Shipping & Transit, and Sockeye (as a declaratory judgment defendant). There were also large filings from Kobace and Location Services IP.

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