THE UNIFIED PATENTS

LITIGATION REPORT
2014: 3 QUARTER
RD

OVERALL PATENT LITIGATION ACTIVITY

1800

# OF PATENT LITIGATION CASES

1600
1400

PROJECTED

1200
1000
800
600
400

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

2011

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

2012

Q2

Q3

Q4

2013

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

2014

LITIGATION BY SECTOR

THIS QUARTER,

OTHER 23%

58%

254
655

OF ALL CASES WERE

HIGH TECH*

215

MEDICAL 19%

HIGH TECH 58%

*High Tech = Hardware, Software, and Financial patents

NPE ACTIVITY IN HIGH TECH SECTOR

1000

THIS QUARTER,

12%

# OF HIGH TECH CASES

800

18%
15%

600

400

88%
82%

85%

200

Q1

NPE RELATED

Q2

Q3

NON-NPE RELATED

85%

OF ALL HIGH TECH

CASES WERE
NPE-RELATED