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Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act (view source)
Revision as of 18:03, 26 February 2016
, 18:03, 26 February 2016→Analysis
A 2015 [http://www.pwc.com/us/en/forensic-services/publications/assets/2015-pwc-patent-litigation-study.pdf study] from PriceWaterhouseCoopers on patent litigation shows that 2014 saw a 13 percent decrease in the amount of patent lawsuits filed, contrary to the average 20 to 30 percent increases seen since 2009.
The 2015 Patent Dispute Report from Unified Patents shows that 68 percent of District Court patent dispute cases consisted of NPE (non-practicing entity) litigation. The majority of litigation cases involved the high-tech industry, and 89.8 percent of high-tech cases involved NPE litigation. [http://unifiedpatents.com/1st-half-2015-patent-dispute-report/ (Unified Patents)]
One of the major criticisms of the PATENT Act is against its "customer stay" provision. Making manufacturers instead end users responsible allows for a loophole in which many manufacturers could qualify as customers because they buy or import components of products. [http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2015/05/20/study-should-pause-patent-reform/id=57946/ (IP Watchdog)] Because of the way the provision is written, even the largest technology companies could prevent patent litigation because they purchase items from other manufacturing companies.
