NPE filings increased sharply in November ahead of the implementation of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure amendments which became effective December 1. The amendments deleted from 18 requiring Twombly/Iqbal pleading requirements in patent cases as well as requiring proportionality for discovery. Frequent filers included CYVA Research, eCeipt, Eolas, Hawk Technology, LBS Innovations, Marshall Feature

Patent litigation continued its growth trend in July with large filings from Data Carriers, Location Services, Phoenix Licensing, Shipping & Transit, Symbology and Turn IP. Additional repeat filers included Cascades, Hawk Technologies, and T-Rex Properties. As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is

Patent litigation continued to grow in June with large filings by Data Carriers, Genaville, Graham Springs and Oberalis. Repeat filers included Cascades Branding, eDekka, Eclipse IP, EMG Technology, Hawk Technologies, Landmark Technologies, and Shipping & Transit, T-Rex Properties.

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database.