Patent litigation, which only a few months ago appeared to be on the decline, is actually rising significantly. More than 3,000 patent lawsuits were filed in the first six months of 2015—the highest number of new district court cases on record and an increase of more than 11 percent compared with the first half of last year, according to statistics released this summer by Lex Machina.
In the second quarter of 2015, the number of new lawsuits totaled 1,656—the highest of any quarter yet observed. May saw 607 filed, and 654 new patent lawsuits were filed in June.
