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2. Overview
With rapid developments in technology, protecting IP with patent rights is
vital. Patent litigation is therefore inevitable to leading edge businesses, and
preparing for litigation is part of business strategy. Analysis of patent cases could
help companies handle patent litigation strategy effectively.
MaxVal offers comprehensive patent litigation reports, where complex
litigation data is analyzed and provides simplified reports with deep insight on
various aspects of the litigation process.
This is a sample report focusing on judges handling patent litigation cases in
2014. The data are analysed from various angles and findings are provided to
help companies, law firms, litigators and analysts make key business decisions
and position themselves to handle litigation better.
3. Objective of the report was to conduct a detailed analysis on judges in patent litigation
cases relating to the year 2014 (Y2014) . The following analyses were conducted for
the patent cases in 2014:
Court-wise case filings
Court-wise case closures
Top 15 Judges--for cases filed in 2014
Top 15 judges--for cases closed in 2014
Judges in Top 4 courts and Judges – for cases filed in 2014
Judges in Top 4 courts and Judges - for cases closed in 2014
Major companies handled by Judges - for cases filed in 2014
Major companies handled by Judges - for cases closed in 2014
Ranking of Judges with respect cases closed
Ruling trend of top Judges in adjudicated cases
Top damages awarded by Judges in 2014
Analysis on Judges - Patent Litigation Cases in 2014
6. Top 15 Judges in Y2014 - Filed Cases
Rodney Gilstrap
686 cases
16 %
Leonard P. Stark
130 cases, 3 %
Richard G. Andrews
112 cases, 3 %
Gregory M. Sleet
99 cases, 2 %
Sue L. Robinson
97 cases, 2 %
Mary L. Cooper
77 cases, 2 %
John D. Love
63 cases, 2 %
K. Nicole Mitchell
59 cases, 1 %
Ron Clark
51 cases
1 %
Michael H. Schneider
42 cases,
1 %
Leonard Davis
41 cases, 1%
George H. Wu
26 cases,
1 %
Paul Singh Grewal
22
Jerome B. Simandle
21 cases, 1 %
Patricia A. Seitz
20 cases, 1 %
Rest of the judges – 2,702 cases
7. Top 15 Judges in Y2014 - Closed Cases
Rodney Gilstrap
1018 cases
17 %
Richard G. Andrews
363 cases
6 %
Leonard P. Stark
311 cases
5 %
Gregory M. Sleet
273 cases
4 %
Sue L. Robinson
293 cases
5 %
Leonard Davis
129 cases
2 %
Michael H. Schneider
130 cases, 2 %
K. Nicole Mitchell
128 cases, 2 %
John D. Love
75 cases, 1 %
Joan H. Lefkow
42 cases, 1 %
George H. Wu
55 cases, 1 % William C. Bryson
32 cases, 1 %
Michael H. Schneider
31 cases, 1 %
Ron Clark
31 cases, 1 %
Rest of the judges – 3,369 cases
8. Judges in Top 4 Courts – Y2014 Filed Cases
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Claude M.
Hilton
T. S. Ellis III Leonie M.
Brinkema
Liam
O`Grady
Anthony J
Trenga
32 32
26
19
15
Virginia Eastern District Court
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Joel A.
Pisano
Stanley R.
Chesler
Claire C.
Cecchi
Mary L.
Cooper
Renee
Marie
Bumb
14
12
11 11
10
New Jersey District Court
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Alvin K.
Hellerstein
Sidney H.
Stein
Denise L.
Cote
Paul A.
Engelmayer
Shira A.
Scheindlin
11
10
9
8
7
New York Southern District Court
0
2
4
6
8
10
Roger T.
Benitez
John A.
Houston
Gonzalo P.
Curiel
Marilyn L.
Huff
Cathy Ann
Bencivengo
10
9
8
7
5
California Southern District Court
No.ofcasesNo.ofcases
No.ofcasesNo.ofcases
9. Judges in Top 4 Courts – Y2014 Closed Cases
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Rodney
Gilstrap
Leonard
Davis
Michael H.
Schneider
K. Nicole
Mitchell
John D.
Love
1018
129 99 80 111
Texas Eastern District Court
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Joan H.
Lefkow
James F.
Holderman
Matthew F.
Kennelly
Joan H.
Lefkow
Edmond E.
Chang
42
29
10 9 8
Illinois Northern District Court
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Richard G.
Andrews
Leonard P.
Stark
Gregory M.
Sleet
Sue L.
Robinson
Mary Pat
Thynge
363
311
273
293
3
Delaware District Court
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
George H.
Wu
S. James
Otero
James V.
Selna
R. Gary
Klausner
Andrew J.
Guilford
55
40
37
30
16
California Central District Court
No.ofcasesNo.ofcases
No.ofcasesNo.ofcases
10. Major Companies Handled by Judges in Y2014 - Filed Cases…1
Judge Richard G. Andrews
Lawsuit: Priceplay.com Inc. v. Google Inc.
Case #: 3:14-cv-04828 - California Northern district court
Product: Cost-Per-Click (“CP”) bidding and QualityScore ”/” AdRank
Patents: US8050982|US8494917 Filed: 8/1/2014
Judge Leonard P. Stark
Chinook Licensing DE, LLC v. LinkedIn Corporation
Case #: 1:14-cv-00075 - Delaware District Court
Product: Computer implemented method for augmenting a directory.
Patent: US7047482 Filed: 4/8/2014
Judge Sue L. Robinson
Rosebud LMS, Inc. v. Adobe Systems Incorporated
Case #: 1:14-cv-00194 - Delaware District Court
Product: Adobe Acrobat products, including Adobe Acrobat 9
Patent: US8578280 Filed: 2/13/2014
11. Major Companies Handled by Judges in Y2014 - Filed Cases…2
Judge Rodney Gilstrap
Landmark Technology, LLC v. eBay, Inc. et al
Case #: 2:14-cv-00605 - Texas Eastern district court
Product: Computer search system for retrieving information.
Patent: US5576951 | US6289319 Filed: 9/15/2014
Judge Rodney Gilstrap
c4cast.com, Inc. v. Apple Inc.
Case #: 2:14-cv-00493 - Texas Eastern District Court
Product: iTunes system
Patent: US7958204 Filed: 10/9/2014
Judge Ron Clark
PanTaurus LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Case #: 1:14-cv-00237 - Texas Eastern District Court
Product: Samsung tablets, laptop computers using Windows version
Patent: US6272533 Filed: 9/17/2014
12. Major Companies Handled by Judges in Y2014 - Closed Cases…3
Judge Rodney Gilstrap
Facebook, Inc v. API Technologies
Case #: 2:09-cv-00147 - Texas Eastern District Court
Product: Methods for providing data using a data transmission network
Patent: US6859699 Closed : 1/21/2014
Judge Leonard Davis
Volkswagen group of America, Inc. v. Norman IP holdings, LLC
Case #: 6:12-cv-00523 - Texas Eastern District Court
Product: VW infotainment and navigation system Closed:3/31/2014
Patent: US5592555|US5771394|US5502689|US5530597|US5608873
Judge George H. Wu
Warner Bros interactive entertainment Inc v. McRO Inc
Case #: 1:12-cv-01518 - Delaware District Court
Product: Video games
Patent: US6307576|US6611278 Closed : 1/15/2014
13. Major Companies Handled by Judges in Y2014 - Closed Cases…4
Judge Leonard P. Stark
Enhanced Security Research LLC et al v. Cisco Systems Inc. et al
Case #: 1:09-cv-00571 - Delaware District Court
Product: Network security appliances
Patent: US6119236|US6304975 Closed: 5/1/2014
Judge Douglas P. Woodlock
Netview Technologies, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation
Case #: 1:09-cv-12072 - Massachusetts District Court
Product: Microsoft Office SharePoint product and services
Patent: US7251776 Closed: 12/12/2014
Judge Freda L. Wolfson
Orexo AB v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals INC. et al
Case #: 3:11-cv-03788 - New Jersey District Court
Product: Mylan`s Zolpidem Tartrate Sublingual Product
Patent: US6761910 Closed:10/15/2014
14. 0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Rodney
Gilstrap
Leonard P.
Stark
Richard G.
Andrews
Gregory M.
Sleet
Sue L.
Robinson
John D. Love K. Nicole
Mitchell
Ron Clark Michael H.
Schneider
Leonard
Davis
882
266 269
225 231
85 105
58 73
166
122
31 58
46 18
20 4
2
45
10
7
14 18
2
11
2
3 6
14
Settlement Procedural/Others Judgments
Closures of Y2014 Cases by Top Judges
Judge Location
Rodney Gilstrap Texas
Leonard P. Stark Delaware
Richard G. Andrews Delaware
Gregory M. Sleet Delaware
Sue L. Robinson Delaware
John D. Love Texas
K. Nicole Mitchell Texas
Ron Clark Texas
Michael H. Schneider Texas
Leonard Davis Texas
No.ofCases
15. Ruling Trends of Top Judges in Y2014 Cases
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
George H. Wu
Leonard Davis
Leonard P. Stark
Marilyn L. Huff
Joan H. Lefkow
Richard G. Andrews
S. James Otero
Otis D. Wright, II
Sue L. Robinson
Claudia Wilken
Richard Seeborg
Martin Reidinger
Patricia A. Seitz
Roger W Titus
Anthony J Trenga
1
1
3
8
1
1
16
11
10
10
7
7
7
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
Plaintiff
Defendant
No. of Cases
16. Top Damages Awarded by Judges in Y2014
Judge Damages
Judgment
Favoring
Case #, Court Lawsuit
Nora Barry Fischer $1,535,889,387 Plaintiff
2:09-cv-00290-
Pennsylvania Western
Carnegie Mellon University v. Marvell Technology Group,
Ltd.
Lucy H. Koh $929,780,039 Plaintiff
5:11-cv-01846-
California Northern
Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Roy S. Payne $391,712,036 Plaintiff
2:07-cv-00153-
Texas Eastern
Versata Software, Inc. v. SAP America, Inc.
Lucy H. Koh $119,783,400 Plaintiff
5:12-cv-00630-
California Northern
Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al
Keith P Ellison $105,900,000 Plaintiff
4:09-cv-01827-
Texas Southern
WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corporation
Barbara B. Crabb $44,126,822 Plaintiff
3:13-cv-00346-
Wisconsin Western
Ultratec, Inc. et al v. Sorenson Communications, Inc. et al
Leonard P. Stark $30,450,896 Plaintiff
1:05-cv-00737-
Delaware
Dow Chemical Company v. Nova Chemicals Corporation et
al
Faith S. Hochberg $23,074,306 Plaintiff
2:10-cv-04413-
New Jersey
Transweb, Llc V. 3M Innovative Properties Company
Leonard P. Stark $16,286,645 Plaintiff
1:11-cv-00652-
Delaware
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC v. Globus Medical Inc.
Leonard Davis $16,243,067 Plaintiff
6:11-cv-00343-
Texas Eastern
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
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