Patent Litigation
Not Just Delaware: Litigation Funding Transparency Progress Across Multiple States
In April 2022, Delaware federal court Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly introduced a standing order requiring that all parties appearing before him disclose any third-party funding they receive. Since then...
Payment Fight Further Highlights the Need for Funding Transparency
A payment dispute between William Ramey III, a frequent attorney for plaintiffs in patent lawsuits, and the litigation investment entity AiPi Inc. has become one more in a long line of examples where ...
Unified Patents’ 2023 Trends in Patent Litigation
From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to new revelations about litigation investment entities, and the launch of the Unified Patent Court...
Judge Connolly’s Push for Funding Transparency is Working
In April 2022, Delaware federal court Judge Colm F. Connolly introduced a standing order requiring that all parties appearing in his court disclose any third-party funding. This was in an attempt to a...
“Clear Abuse of Discretion” Leads to New Venue Precedent
In late October, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by the District Court for the Western District of Texas that blocked TikTok Inc.’s request to move a copyright infringement su...
Analysis Confirms that WDTX Judge Shopping Generated More Lawsuits, Imposed High Costs
Following his appointment to the Waco Division U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (WDTX) in 2018, Judge Alan Albright quickly garnered a reputation for trying to attract plaintiffs ...
A Unified Litigation Funding Disclosure Rule
Last week, I had the rare opportunity to speak at the UK’s Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys Congress 2023 in Cambridge. I was there to discuss evolving business models of U.S. patent assertio...
Input on the United States Government National Standards Strategy for CET – Part 2
This post first appeared on SEP Essentials.
This is my second post in response to the Department of Commerce of the United States government in conjunction with the U.S. National Institute of Stand...
Litigation Investment Entities Threaten United States Security
In mid-September, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled Unsuitable Litigation: Oversight of Third-Party Litigation Funding. Then, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WA) and Jo...