As of August 31, 2017, there were over 170 active, unique defendants in ongoing litigation campaigns in the Networking market sector. The month of August saw 23 new NPE cases filed in the networking space, including in new campaigns initiated by Empire IP LLC (targeting mobile communications handoff procedures); Sisvel International S.A. (focusing on DSL equipment); and Mobility Workx, LLC (asserting wireless networking patents). Read on for information about new litigation, activity before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, RPX prior art search reports, and more—all within the Networking market sector and the month of August 2017.