Tuesday, December 1, 2009
In 2009, the cost of the average patent lawsuit, which was $5,000,000 in 2007, rose to $5,500,000.1The increased cost of patent litigation was indicative of the overall trend in intellectual property (IP) litigation. Across the board, the cost of IP litigation has risen substantially in recent years. Since 2001, the cost of patent, trademark and copyright...