Under a new policy announced Monday, July 25, 2022, patent cases filed in Waco, Texas, will be randomly assigned to one of 12 judges in the Western District of Texas, rather than them automatically being heard by Judge Alan Albright. RPX in their July 2022, Q2 Update notes that “the Western District of Texas was […]
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Patent Transactions – A Changing Marketplace
For more than a decade, transactions of patent assets have been characterized by declining pricing trends on a per asset basis, and this downward pressure on price continues today. Data collected by ThinkFire on patent transactions that took place between 2002 and 2008 reveals a higher median but a lower average cost per patent family […]
Town Hall Meeting on IP Investments & Markets: Focus On Patent Transactions
In late June, I attended the first Town Hall Meeting on IP Investments and Markets, presented by Ocean Tomo and hosted by the Center for Applied Innovation. Held in Chicago, it brought together leaders from the IP industry with investors and investment managers to discuss the potential for the IP asset class to drive corporate […]