Patent Litigation Analytics - Report on Judges in 2014 cases

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Patent Litigation Analytics on Judges: Patent Cases in 2014

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Overview

With rapid developments in technology, protecting IP with patent rights is vital. Patent litigation is therefore inevitable to leading edge businesses, and preparing for litigation is part of business strategy. Analysis of patent cases could help companies handle patent litigation strategy effectively.

MaxVal offers comprehensive patent litigation reports, where complex

litigation data is analyzed and provides simplified reports with deep insight on various aspects of the litigation process.

This is a sample report focusing on judges handling patent litigation cases in 2014. The data are analysed from various angles and findings are provided to help companies, law firms, litigators and analysts make key business decisions and position themselves to handle litigation better.

Objective of the report was to conduct a detailed analysis on judges in patent litigation cases relating to the year 2014 (Y2014) . The following analyses were conducted for the patent cases in 2014:

Court-wise case filings

Court-wise case closures

Top 15 Judges--for cases filed in 2014

Top 15 judges--for cases closed in 2014

Judges in Top 4 courts and Judges – for cases filed in 2014

Judges in Top 4 courts and Judges - for cases closed in 2014

Major companies handled by Judges - for cases filed in 2014

Major companies handled by Judges - for cases closed in 2014

Ranking of Judges with respect cases closed

Ruling trend of top Judges in adjudicated cases

Top damages awarded by Judges in 2014

Analysis on Judges - Patent Litigation Cases in 2014

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Court-wise Case Filings in Y2014

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4,248 new cases filed in 2014 29% filed in Eastern Dt. of Texas

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Court-wise Case Closures in Y2014

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6280 closed cases in 2014 28% closed in Eastern Dt. of Texas

Top 15 Judges in Y2014 - Filed Cases Rodney Gilstrap

686 cases 16 %

Leonard P. Stark 130 cases, 3 %

Richard G. Andrews 112 cases, 3 %

Gregory M. Sleet 99 cases, 2 %

Sue L. Robinson 97 cases, 2 %

Mary L. Cooper 77 cases, 2 %

John D. Love 63 cases, 2 %

K. Nicole Mitchell 59 cases, 1 %

Ron Clark 51 cases

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Michael H. Schneider 42 cases,

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Leonard Davis 41 cases, 1%

George H. Wu 26 cases,

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Paul Singh Grewal 22

Jerome B. Simandle 21 cases, 1 %

Patricia A. Seitz 20 cases, 1 %

Rest of the judges – 2,702 cases

Top 15 Judges in Y2014 - Closed Cases

Rodney Gilstrap 1018 cases

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Richard G. Andrews 363 cases

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Leonard P. Stark 311 cases

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Gregory M. Sleet 273 cases

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Sue L. Robinson 293 cases

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Leonard Davis 129 cases

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Michael H. Schneider 130 cases, 2 %

K. Nicole Mitchell 128 cases, 2 %

John D. Love 75 cases, 1 %

Joan H. Lefkow 42 cases, 1 %

George H. Wu 55 cases, 1 % William C. Bryson

32 cases, 1 %

Michael H. Schneider 31 cases, 1 %

Ron Clark 31 cases, 1 %

Rest of the judges – 3,369 cases

Judges in Top 4 Courts – Y2014 Filed Cases

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Mary PatThynge

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Major Companies Handled by Judges in Y2014 - Filed Cases…1

Judge Richard G. Andrews

Lawsuit: Priceplay.com Inc. v. Google Inc.

Case #: 3:14-cv-04828 - California Northern district court

Product: Cost-Per-Click (“CP”) bidding and QualityScore ”/” AdRank

Patents: US8050982|US8494917 Filed: 8/1/2014

Judge Leonard P. Stark

Chinook Licensing DE, LLC v. LinkedIn Corporation

Case #: 1:14-cv-00075 - Delaware District Court

Product: Computer implemented method for augmenting a directory.

Patent: US7047482 Filed: 4/8/2014

Judge Sue L. Robinson

Rosebud LMS, Inc. v. Adobe Systems Incorporated


Product: Adobe Acrobat products, including Adobe Acrobat 9

Patent: US8578280 Filed: 2/13/2014

Major Companies Handled by Judges in Y2014 - Filed Cases…2

Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Landmark Technology, LLC v. eBay, Inc. et al

Case #: 2:14-cv-00605 - Texas Eastern district court

Product: Computer search system for retrieving information.

Patent: US5576951 | US6289319 Filed: 9/15/2014


c4cast.com, Inc. v. Apple Inc.

Case #: 2:14-cv-00493 - Texas Eastern District Court

Product: iTunes system

Patent: US7958204 Filed: 10/9/2014

Judge Ron Clark

PanTaurus LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.


Product: Samsung tablets, laptop computers using Windows version

Patent: US6272533 Filed: 9/17/2014

Major Companies Handled by Judges in Y2014 - Closed Cases…3


Facebook, Inc v. API Technologies


Product: Methods for providing data using a data transmission network

Patent: US6859699 Closed : 1/21/2014

Judge Leonard Davis

Volkswagen group of America, Inc. v. Norman IP holdings, LLC


Product: VW infotainment and navigation system Closed:3/31/2014

Patent: US5592555|US5771394|US5502689|US5530597|US5608873

Judge George H. Wu

Warner Bros interactive entertainment Inc v. McRO Inc


Product: Video games

Patent: US6307576|US6611278 Closed : 1/15/2014

Major Companies Handled by Judges in Y2014 - Closed Cases…4

Judge Leonard P. Stark

Enhanced Security Research LLC et al v. Cisco Systems Inc. et al


Product: Network security appliances

Patent: US6119236|US6304975 Closed: 5/1/2014

Judge Douglas P. Woodlock

Netview Technologies, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

Case #: 1:09-cv-12072 - Massachusetts District Court

Product: Microsoft Office SharePoint product and services

Patent: US7251776 Closed: 12/12/2014

Judge Freda L. Wolfson

Orexo AB v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals INC. et al

Case #: 3:11-cv-03788 - New Jersey District Court

Product: Mylan`s Zolpidem Tartrate Sublingual Product

Patent: US6761910 Closed:10/15/2014

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Richard G.Andrews

Gregory M.Sleet

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John D. Love K. NicoleMitchell

Ron Clark Michael H.Schneider

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Closures of Y2014 Cases by Top Judges

Judge Location

Rodney Gilstrap Texas

Leonard P. Stark Delaware

Richard G. Andrews Delaware

Gregory M. Sleet Delaware

Sue L. Robinson Delaware

John D. Love Texas

K. Nicole Mitchell Texas

Ron Clark Texas

Michael H. Schneider Texas

Leonard Davis Texas

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Ruling Trends of Top Judges in Y2014 Cases

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George H. Wu

Leonard Davis

Leonard P. Stark

Marilyn L. Huff

Joan H. Lefkow

Richard G. Andrews

S. James Otero

Otis D. Wright, II

Sue L. Robinson

Claudia Wilken

Richard Seeborg

Martin Reidinger

Patricia A. Seitz

Roger W Titus

Anthony J Trenga

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Top Damages Awarded by Judges in Y2014

Judge Damages Judgment Favoring

Case #, Court Lawsuit

Nora Barry Fischer $1,535,889,387 Plaintiff 2:09-cv-00290-

Pennsylvania Western

Carnegie Mellon University v. Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

Lucy H. Koh $929,780,039 Plaintiff 5:11-cv-01846-

California Northern Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Roy S. Payne $391,712,036 Plaintiff 2:07-cv-00153- Texas Eastern

Versata Software, Inc. v. SAP America, Inc.

Lucy H. Koh $119,783,400 Plaintiff 5:12-cv-00630-

California Northern Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al

Keith P Ellison $105,900,000 Plaintiff 4:09-cv-01827- Texas Southern

WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corporation

Barbara B. Crabb $44,126,822 Plaintiff 3:13-cv-00346-

Wisconsin Western Ultratec, Inc. et al v. Sorenson Communications, Inc. et al

Leonard P. Stark $30,450,896 Plaintiff 1:05-cv-00737-

Delaware

Dow Chemical Company v. Nova Chemicals Corporation et al

Faith S. Hochberg $23,074,306 Plaintiff 2:10-cv-04413-

New Jersey Transweb, Llc V. 3M Innovative Properties Company

Leonard P. Stark $16,286,645 Plaintiff 1:11-cv-00652-

Delaware DePuy Synthes Products, LLC v. Globus Medical Inc.

Leonard Davis $16,243,067 Plaintiff 6:11-cv-00343- Texas Eastern

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

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