The practice of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) continued to draw ire during Q4 from certain frequently targeted defendants, interest groups, and lawmakers, with increasing calls for transparency taking shape in a proposed bill that, if passed, will require disclosure of TPLF. Meanwhile, late 2024 saw the start of several funded patent campaigns initiated here in the US or at the Unified Patent Court (UPC), as well as some notable developments involving plaintiffs that RPX has tied, based on public records, to specific litigation funders.