The number of new intellectual property cases filed at the U.S. International Trade Commission has fallen sharply since 2011 according to a new report by the agency, and patent infringement cases brought by patent trolls have yielded scant results over the past seven years.
In 2013, 42 new cases were brought under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, compared to 69 in 2011. In the first quarter of 2014, eight cases were filed. Seventy-two cases were completed last year, the most ever, according to the June 10 report.