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New Stanford database uncovers unexpected IP trends

By Richard Binder

Stanford Law School unveiled its Intellectual Property Litigation Clearinghouse Monday night.  The clearinghouse is a searchable online database that tracks all patent cases since 2000 and offers hard statistics on trends, from how many suits have been filed to how plaintiffs fare in front of a particular judge.  It's already being greeted enthusiastically by lawyers.

Furthermore, the clearinghouse has already spawned a number of research projects, including one on the most talked-about subjects in patent litigation: nonpracticing entities, derogatorily called "patent trolls," whose main business is suing for patent infringement.

The database is also revealing some surprising trends, from a rise in the number of defendants to which districts are friendlier to plaintiffs.  Read about them here.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on December 10, 2008 (boomark / email).