Patent Litigation by the Numbers - Santa Clara Law
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Patent Litigation by the
Numbers
Professor Colleen Chien
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Legal Perspective
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250K
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250K Patents (RPX, 2011)
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Google’s 2010
Revenue $29B
Annual Android
Revenue (est) $2.5B
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Google’s 2010
Revenue $29B
Annual Android
Revenue (est) $2.5B
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Google’s 2010
Revenue $29B
Annual Android
Revenue (est) $2.5B
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10+
Ways to show the smartphone
wars
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10+
Ways to show the smartphone
wars
http://ipinsiders.com/profiles/blogs/total-mess-see-who-s-suing-
who-in-mobile-patent-war?xg_source=activity
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Geek.com
http://ipinsiders.com/profiles/blogs/total-mess-see-who-s-suing-
who-in-mobile-patent-war?xg_source=activity
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Reuters
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CNET
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Reuters
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FOSS
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Reuters
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Reuters
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Reuters
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Chien, 2009
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15%
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15%
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Consumer Perspective
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Available on Amazon.com
3 iPhone models
20+ Android devices
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Available on Amazon.com
3 iPhone models
20+ Android devices
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Available iPhone Apps: 500,000 +
Available Android Apps: 299,290
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Available iPhone Apps: 500,000 +
Available Android Apps: 299,290
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Price of Android
Google’s Desired Price: Free
Android Handset maker est
Royalties: $60
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Price of Android
Google’s Desired Price: Free
Android Handset maker est
Royalties: $60
- IAM Blog 10/2011
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0% and 26%: The percentage of
iPhone components Apple makes;
the percentage of iPhone
components Samsung supplies,
respectively
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0% and 26%: The percentage of
iPhone components Apple makes;
the percentage of iPhone
components Samsung supplies,
respectively
- The Economist, Aug 2011
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Investor
Perspective
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At least 380 – NPEs tracked by
Patent Freedom
At least 14 – publicly-traded
NPEs
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At least 380 – NPEs tracked by
Patent Freedom
At least 14 – publicly-traded
NPEs
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48 : number of Acacia employees
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48 : number of employees of
Acacia
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300+ : lawsuits brought by Acacia
“As a result of the common reluctance of patent infringers to
negotiate and ultimately take a patent license for the use of third-
party patented technologies without at least the threat of legal
action, patent licensing and enforcement often begins with the
filing of patent enforcement
litigation.”
ACTG Dec 2010 10-K
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300+ : lawsuits brought by Acacia
“As a result of the common reluctance of patent
infringers to negotiate and ultimately take a patent license
for the use of third-party patented technologies without at
least the threat of legal action, patent licensing and
enforcement often begins with the filing of patent
enforcement
litigation.”
ACTG 10-K (Dec 2010 )
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1000% Growth in ACTG 2008-Present ($3.50$33)
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1000% Growth in ACTG 2008-Present ($3.50$33)
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38% - the share of revenue costs Acacia gives back to inventors
50% - the share of revenue costs Acacia spends on lawyers
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38% - the share of revenue costs Acacia gives back to inventors
50% - the share of revenue costs Acacia spends on lawyers
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10 : universities that are investors in Intellectual Ventures
18 : technology companies that are investors in Intellectual Ventures
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10 : universities that are investors in Intellectual Ventures
18 : technology companies that are investors in Intellectual Ventures
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Public Interest Perspective
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$500B – the private and
social cost attributed to
trolling
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$500B – the private and social
cost attributed to trolling –
Bessen and Meurer 9/2011
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? # of products and features that patent
litigation has prevented from being developed
? # of products and features that proceeds
from patent litigation has enabled
? # of companies that have had to change
their business model or close up shop due to
litigation
? # of companies that have been able to keep
the lights on using revenue generated by
patent litigation
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? # of products and features that patent
litigation has prevented from being developed
? # of products and features that proceeds
from patent litigation has enabled
? # of companies that have had to change
their business model or close up shop due to
litigation
? # of companies that have been able to keep
the lights on using revenue generated by
patent litigation
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