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Federal court data shows first annual decline in patent litigation in years

By Mike Swift ( March 10, 2015, 22:04 GMT | Insight) -- The number of patent cases filed during fiscal 2014 dropped by 12.5 percent over the previous year, annual data released by the federal court system shows, the first yearly decline in more than five years. Scholars cautioned, however, that it's far from clear that the numbers suggest a permanent roll-back in the surge in abusive patent litigation.The number of patent cases filed during fiscal 2014 dropped by 12.5 percent over the previous year, annual data released Tuesday by the federal court system shows, the first yearly decline in more than five years....

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