The median damages awarded to non-practicing entities (NPEs) in U.S. patent litigations reached 14.8 million U.S. dollars for the period between 2013 and 2017. This is substantially more than the median damages of 4.2 million U.S. dollars awarded to practicing entities (PEs) during the same time period.
Patent holder median damages awarded in patent litigation cases in the United States between 1998 and 2017, by type of practicing entity
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