Another Data Point Showing Notable Decline in Patent Litigation
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2016-12-19 22:20:14 UTC
- Modified: 2016-12-19 22:20:14 UTC
Credit: Patently-O
Summary: The United States sees a decline in litigious activity as Alice sets in and devalues software patents (which many frivolous patent lawsuits have been about)
THE chart above, produced and published without comment by Patently-O earlier today, helps confirm that litigation was (still is) down sharply this year. Good news for everyone but the patent microcosm and patent trolls, right? It does not yet make Crouch's job irrelevant.
We previously remarked on this trend, based on similar data that demonstrated sharp decline in litigation. Many people attribute this to
Alice and
Mayo.
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