It was a relatively average week for patent filings in the district court with 59 new complaints, while It was a somewhat below average week at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) with 14 new petitions filed thirteen of which were IPRs and one post grant review (PGR).
Patent litigation in Q1 2022 remained consistent with long-term trends. In particular, NPE assertion was down compared to an unseasonably active first quarter last year.