Highest Number of Patent Litigation Cases in 2015 in US

In 2011 , there were 3,499 patent litigation cases and it seems like in 2015 it will hit at least 6,100.The cases of patent litigation has been risen significantly this year. There have been already over 3,000 lawsuits in first six months of this year. The highest number of cases the district court has ever seen and it is already 11 percent more then last year.

According to Data collecting Lex Machina’s chief executive officer, Josh Becker, stated that “at this rate, 2015 is on track to exceed 6,000 cases by the end of the year.” The way the companies spending money on R&D and also they want to protect their patent. The record broke the 2013 patent litigation cases. And When it comes to court cases regarding intellectual property infringements, technology companies find themselves in the crosshairs the most frequently.

In 2013 ,Apple Inc has paid their law firm $60 million to wage patent litigation against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. The technological companies engaging in global litigation over each others intellectual property.

In terms of the companies sued the most over patents in 2015 ,not surprised that Apple on top. Apple Inc had to deal with 35 cases ,most number for any companies in 2015.Second position is holding Samsung with 33 and Hewlett-Packard holding 32 cases. Furthermore, in first six months in 2015 , the pharmaceutical company Activas had to deal with 25 cases.