HIGH TECH PATENT

LAWSUITS
242/410
59%
83%
HIGH TECH PATENT
LAWSUITS FILED BY NPEs
202/242
23%
HIGH TECH PATENT
LAWSUITS FILED BY NPEs
AGAINTS SMEs
46/202
JULY
2014
REPORT
481
PATENT LAWSUITS WERE
FILED IN JULY 2013. THUS,
JULY 2014
15%
FEWER CASES WERE FILED
THIS MONTH FROM THE
SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
TOP NPEs
Freeny (Individual Inventor) 12 Cases, 7 Patents
Network Congestion Solutions LLC 11 Cases, 1 Patent
REC Software USA, Inc 11 Cases, 1 Patent
TOP NPEs versus SMEs
Quest Nettech Corporation 9 Cases, 7 Patents
Eclipse IP LLC 2 Cases, 22 Patents
*NPE - Non-Practicing Entity ( a patent holder
focusing on enforcing patent rights, rather than
making products)
*SME - Small or Medium Enterprise ( about
$100 million or less in revenue per year
worldwide )