Patent Cases Jump In Front of New Rules

Fortune Magazine is reporting a surge in patent cases, mostly in East Texas, as new rules that will “raise the bar” for what a patent owner must state in a lawsuit. The report says that “… while the new pleading standards are intended to make patent complaints more like other federal lawsuits, some complained that requiring specific facts for each lawsuit will make it more expensive for patent owners to assert their rights.”

The new record is 257 cases filed in a single day.

Read the Fortune report here: Ouch! 257 Patent Lawsuits in a Single Day Hits New Record