2009 patent litigation study

2009 patent litigation study is a 24-page publication by PriceWaterhouseCoopers which discusses non-practising entities and damages in the USA.

Excerpts

Page 4

• "In 2008, 2,896 patent infringement actions were filed"
• Patent litigation filing is increasing 1.5 times faster than patent application filing

Pages 5 & 6

• "Damages awards for NPEs have averaged more than double those for practicing entities since 1995."
• "The median damages award for patent holders who are NPEs was more than triple the award for practicing entities over the last seven years."

Page 7

Chart 2C is a list of damages awards exceeding $100 Million: 2005 to 2008. There are ten cases; four or five of them seem to be about software patents.

Related pages on en.swpat.org

• Studies on economics and innovation
• Rethinking the European ICT agenda, 2004, also by PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Patent trolls

External links

• The study: 2009-patent-litigation-study.pdf
• PwC Study Shows Patent Trolls Are Thriving, law.com
• Slashdot discussion

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