New Patent Litigation Stats Released
The law firm Fulbright & Jaworski released the findings of its 2007 edition of its litigation trends survey this week. This year's poll notably included a new section on patents and trademarks, Peter Zura pointed out on his blog.
Respondents said that patent infringement claims are rising. Over the last 3 years, more than one-third of U.S. respondents believe patent infringement claims have increased; two-thirds of U.K. respondents agree.
About 68 percent of U.S. companies have not had any patent infringement claims asserted against them over the last three years, the study showed. Nearly 20 percent reported 1-5 claims, 8 percent claimed 6-10, and 5 percent claimed 11-20.
Three industries were identified as those most likely to have received patent claims in the past three years. They include manufacturing, retail/wholesale and technology/communication.
Two-thirds of respondents felt that recent developments in patent law had made no impact on infringement claims. Over the past three years, only 27 percent of U.S. respondents said their firms filed patent infringement claims against others.
The lengthy report is available here.
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