ANNUAL GLOBAL PATENT LITIGATION REPORT …

1 //////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////////. ANNUAL GLOBAL PATENT . LITIGATION REPORT 2014 , PATENT , Trademark & Copyright Journal GLOBAL IP Project S-3. GLOBAL IP PROJECT: ANNUAL GLOBAL PATENT LITIGATION REPORT 2014 . G l o b a l Tr e n d s Country Spotlight A. Alleged Infringers Are Becoming More Proactive .. S-5 A. Germany .. S-30. B. The Trend Toward IP-Specialty Courts Continues .. S-5 1. PATENT Infringement and Validity Win Rates .. S-30. C. The Unified PATENT court (UPC) May Lead to 2.

2 Time From Filing to Decision on the Merits .. S-33. Increased Forum Shopping in Europe .. S-7 3. S-33. D. LITIGATION in China Continues To Increase and B. China .. S-34. Leads a GLOBAL Movement of PATENT LITIGATION to 1. PATENT Infringement and Validity Win Rates .. S-34. Asia .. S-7. 2. Time From Filing to Decision on the Merits .. S-34. E. America Invents Act (AIA) Has Given LITIGATION a More Bifurcated Appearance .. S-7 3. S-34. F. The Negative Climate in the for Non- C. United States .. S-39. Practicing Entities (NPEs) and the Availability of 1. PATENT Infringement and Validity Win Rates.

3 S-39. Injunctive Relief and Profits Damages Abroad Suggest NPEs Will Begin to Look Outside the .. S-7 2. Time From Filing to Decision on the Merits .. S-39. 3. S-42. GLOBAL PATENT LITIGATION Data Methodology and Data Sources A. Comparison of Country PATENT LITIGATION Systems .. S-7. Explanation .. S-42. B. ANNUAL PATENT LITIGATION Filings .. S-9. C. PATENT Owner Infringement and Validity Win GLOBAL IP Project Rates .. S-13. D. Largest Damage Awards Globally .. S-13 Participating Firms and S-43. E. Most PATENT Owner-Friendly Courts in the World Using Objective Metrics .. S-20. Reproduced with permission from BNA's Pat- F.

4 Most Patentee Owner-Unfriendly Courts in the ent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, 89 PTCJ. World Using Objective Metrics .. S-20 S-5, 2/13/15. Copyright 2015 The Bureau of G. Comparative Patentee Win Rates by Country by National Affairs, Inc. (800 372 1033). Industry (Infringement Win Rate Only in Bifurcated Countries) .. S-20. PATENT , TRADEMARK & COPYRIGHT JOURNAL ISSN 0148-7965 BNA 2-20-15. S-4. 22. Semiconductor Patentee Win Rate .. S-28. LIST OF EXHIBITS. 23. Other'' Patentee Win Rate .. S-29. 1. First-Instance PATENT LITIGATION Filings in China .. S-6 24. Bifurcation of PATENT Infringement Cases From the Du sseldorf First-Instance court , 2012.

5 S-31. 2. First-Instance PATENT LITIGATION Filings .. S-6. 25. Bifurcation of PATENT Infringement Cases from 3. Ex Parte Reexamination Petition Filings .. S-8 the Du sseldorf First-Instance court , 2012, Invention 4. Inter Partes Review Petition Filings .. S-8 Patents Only .. S-31. 5. Comparison of Country PATENT LITIGATION Systems .. S-10 26. PATENT Validation Rate for Invention Patents That Have a PATENT Infringement Case Decided by 6. ANNUAL Judicial PATENT Infringement LITIGATION the Du sseldorf First-Instance court in 2012 .. S-32. Filings 2008-2012 for Category 1 Countries (0-1000. ANNUAL PATENT LITIGATION Filings).

6 S-11 27. Comparing Validation Rates Between European PATENT Office (EPO) Opposition Actions and BPG. 7. ANNUAL Judicial PATENT Infringement LITIGATION Cancellation Actions, in 2012 for First-Instance Filings 2008-2012 for Category 2 Countries Invention PATENT Infringement Decisions on the (101-5000 ANNUAL PATENT LITIGATION Filings) .. S-11. Merits in 2012 .. S-32. 8. ANNUAL Judicial PATENT Infringement LITIGATION 28. Procedure Duration in Different German Filings 2008-2012 for Category 3 Countries (501+. Jurisdictions for First-Instance Invention PATENT ANNUAL PATENT LITIGATION Filings).

7 S-12. Infringement Decisions in 2012 .. S-33. 9. Busiest court and Percentage of Cases Filed 29. Bifurcation of First-Instance Invention PATENT Going Through to Decision on the Merits .. S-14. Infringement Cases from Beijing 1st Intermediate 10. PATENT Owner Infringement Win Rates in People's court , 2012 .. S-35. First-Instance PATENT Infringement LITIGATION 30. Bifurcation of First-Instance Utility Model Decisions on the Merits (2006-2012) .. S-15. Infringement Cases From Beijing 1st Intermediate 10A. PATENT Owner Infringement Win Rates in People's court , 2012 .. S-35. First-Instance PATENT Infringement LITIGATION 31.

8 Patentee Infringement Win Rate in First- Decisions on the Merits (2006-2012) by Unified and Instance Invention PATENT Decisions on the Merits in Bifurcated Systems .. S-15. China, in 2012 .. S-36. 10B. PATENT Owner Infringement Win Rates in 32. Patentee Infringement Win Rate in First- First-Instance PATENT Infringement LITIGATION Instance Utility Model Decisions on the Merits in Decisions on the Merits (2006-2012) by Common China, in 2012 .. S-36. Law and Civil Law Systems.. S-16. 33. Validation Rate in SIPO Validity Decisions on 11. PATENT Owner Validity Win Rates (2006-2012) .. S-17. the Merits, 2012.

9 S-37. 12. Largest Damage Awards Globally .. S-18. 34. Procedure Duration of First-Instance SIPO. 13. Most PATENT Owner-Friendly Courts in the World PATENT Reexamination Board Decisions on the Using Objective Metrics .. S-19 Merits in China in 2012 .. S-37. 14. Most Patentee Owner-Unfriendly Courts in the 35. Procedure Duration of First-Instance PATENT World Using Objective Metrics .. S-19 Infringement Decisions on the Merits in China in 2012 .. S-38. 15. Biotechnology Patentee Win Rate .. S-21. 36. Bench and Jury Patentee Win Rates in Most 16. Chemical/Materials Engineering Patentee Win Active Federal District Courts (By PATENT Rate.)

10 S-22. Infringement LITIGATION Filings) .. S-40. 17. Electrical Patentee Win Rate .. S-23. 37. Outcomes of PTAB Final Written Decisions .. S-40. 18. Mechanical Patentee Win Rate .. S-24. 38. Time From Filing to Termination by Contested 19. Pharmaceutical Patentee Win S-25 Judgment in the 10 Most Active District Courts 20. Medical Device Patentee Win Rate .. S-26 (in Months) .. S-41. 21. Computer Hardware/Software Patentee Win 39. PTAB Final Written Decision Timing .. S-41. Rate .. S-27. 2-20-15 COPYRIGHT 2015 BY THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC. PTCJ ISSN 0148-7965. S-5. GLOBAL IP Project ANNUAL GLOBAL PATENT LITIGATION REPORT 2014 more harmonized IP framework and emerging markets grow in size and importance.