Patent Law

Top Ten Rocket Dockets by Median Time-to-Trial

By William F. Heinze

1. ED Virginia - 0.88
2. WD Wisconsin - 0.913
3. CD California - 1.714
4. MD Florida - 1.715
5. ED Texas - 1.79
6. Delaware - 1.89
7. Kansas - 1.89
8. ED Pennsylvania - 1.91
9. SD Texas - 1.99
10. ED Michigan - 2.03

Amoung the other facts noted by Zura,

Some notable 'Crawler' dockets include Massachusetts (3.76 years) and Connecticut (4.66 years).

. . . . Overall, the study found that patent holders have been successful 37% of the
time overall, with a 19% win rate in summary judgments and a 57% win rate at
trial. 32% of summary judgments are appealed, with 59% modified or reversed;
while 43% of trial decisions are appealed, with 67% modified or reversed.

Full post as published by I/P Updates on March 18, 2008 (boomark / email).