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The Truth Behind Patent Trolls (view source)
Revision as of 17:33, 14 March 2016
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We will be hard pressed to find a graph that can map technological development over the last 5 years reliably. Other measures of technological development we can use and compare to patent litigation trends: total patent grants, venture capital investment amount, R&D spending in the high tech sector...
'''Sub-Hypothesis: There's something fishy going on with Judge Rodney Gilstrap'''
Out of Judge Rodney Gilstrap's 3743 terminated cases,
*2354 were Likely settlement: stipulated dismissal
*901 were Likely settlement: plaintiff voluntary dismissal
*152 Procedural consolidation
*151 procedural interdistrict transfer
*40 procedural: dismissal
*30 Claim defendant win
*11 Claim win: default judgement
*4 Procedural: intradistrict transfer
*2 Claimant win
*2 procedural: severance
Of Judge Janis Lynn Sammartino in S.D. Cal's 148 terminated cases
*63 were Likely settlement: stipulated dismissal
*40 were Likely settlement: plaintiff voluntary dismissal
*32 Procedural stay
*3 Procedural consolidation
*3 procedural interdistrict transfer
*4 procedural: dismissal
*1 Claim defendant win
*2 Claimant win
'''Hypothesis 3: Data that supports increased costs to innovation rely on broad and confusing definitions for NPEs and PAEs'''
If patent trolls are rampant, this measure could reduce the amount of demand letters they send out and the number of companies they accuse of infringement. However, patent holders that have a legitimate concern may find it hard to identify the exact make and model of the device(s) that infringe upon their patent, especially in the high-tech sector where products are less clearly defined.
'''Interesting facts that may deserve extra research'''
*Historically, the [[Eastern District of Texas]] is the top patent dispute venue. In 2015, 44% of all patent litigation was filed in E.D. Texas, most of which were assigned to Judge Rodney Gilstrap
