Nationwide Patent Litigation Statistics By Greg Upchurch, Esq. LegalMetric Director of Research J.D.-Yale Law School 1975 Adjunct Professor-Washington.

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Nationwide Patent Litigation Statistics By Greg Upchurch, Esq. LegalMetric Director of Research J.D.-Yale Law School 1975 Adjunct Professor-Washington University School of Law

Patentee Overall Win Rates in Patent Cases

Nationwide Average Win Rate for Patent Owners is 63%. Ranges from 53% to 81% for the top 20 patent districts. Figures include Consent and Default Judgments (see Contested Win Rates for figures which exclude consent and default judgments)

Patentee Contested Win Rates (No Consent and Default Judgments)

Nationwide Patentee Contested Win Rate: 25%. Ranges from 10% to 43% for top 20 districts. Much lower than Overall Win Rates because consent and default judgments are excluded.

Nationwide Trial Win Rates (Patentee)

A patentee who survives summary judgment has a 66% chance of prevailing in a jury trial and a 46% chance of prevailing in a bench trial. Very few districts have a sufficient number of trials in patent cases to provide meaningful win rates for the district.

Average Time to Judgment by Jury Trial

The average time nationwide from case filing to judgment based upon jury trial was 33 months. The range for the top 20 districts was 11 months up to 58 months.

Average Time to Markman Decision

The average time from case filing to Markman decision nationwide was 23 months. The average time ranged from 11 months up to 40 months.

Preliminary Injunction Win Rates

The nationwide average win rate on preliminary injunction motions in patent cases is 32%. The average for the top 20 districts ranges from 16% to 48%.

Time to Decision on Preliminary Injunction Motions

Average Time from Motion Filing to Decision on Preliminary Injunction Motions in Patent Cases: 3.5 months. Range for Top 20 Districts: 0.8 months to 5.6 months.

Summary Judgment Motion Win Rates

Nationwide average win rate for summary judgment motions in patent cases: 39% Range in Top 20 districts: 24% to 48%.

Time to Decision on Summary Judgment Motions

Nationwide average time to decision on summary judgment motions in patent cases: 5.7 months. Range in Top 20 districts: 1.6 months to 8.0 months.

Transfer Motion Win Rates

Nationwide average win rate on transfer motions in patent cases: 47% Range in Top 20 districts: 28% to 72%

Average Time to Decision on Transfer Motions

Nationwide average time from motion filing to decision on transfer motions in patent cases: 3.3 months Range in Top 20 districts: 1.4 months to 4.7 months

Sources and Notes All figures are taken from LegalMetric’s District Judge Reports and its Nationwide Markman Report, based on data from January, 1991 to February, Slides are intended for use in client presentations and continuing legal education presentations, and may be used without further permission of LegalMetric for those purposes so long as LegalMetric is given proper attribution. © LegalMetric 2009