RPX’s Q3 in Review: Key Drivers Push Patent Litigation Up

In its most recent quarterly review, which outlines trends impacting patent litigation and the patent marketplace, RPX reveals that patent disputes remain relatively unaffected by COVID-19—even increasing despite the broader economic downturn. This uptick has been fueled in part by an influx of third-party litigation funding, continued Intellectual Ventures LLC (IV) divestitures, and the flow of patent assets from operating companies to NPEs.