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Patent insurers cite NPE litigation, USPTO shift as growth drivers

By Steve Scherer ( April 23, 2026, 18:17 GMT | Comment) -- What was once a niche product is moving into the mainstream as companies that depend heavily on their patent portfolios drive demand for defensive patent insurance, a trend that insurers attribute in part to rising legal activity by nonpracticing entities, or NPEs, and recent US Patent and Trademark Office policy changes.Once a niche service, companies that rely on their patent portfolios are driving defensive patent insurance into the mainstream, a trend accentuated by increasing legal action from nonpracticing entities, or NPEs, and a recent shift in US Patent and Trademark Office policy, insurers said....

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