March 31, 2023
A Delaware federal judge who last year ordered patent litigants to disclose their third-party funding told a patent enforcement company Friday to turn over a raft of information about its assets, business associations and legal representation, expressing concern that "hidden" parties may have "perpetrated a fraud on the court."
November 10, 2022
A Delaware federal judge has said a Thursday hearing on third-party funded and controlled patent litigation "only added" to his concerns about the practice, adding that he plans a deeper look as part of an already weekslong, growing judicial probe.
November 03, 2022
A fourth trial kicks off in Austin next week in a multibillion-dollar legal war between VLSI Technology and Intel over the licensing company's microchip technology patents. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
September 14, 2022
Delaware federal Judge Colm Connolly has ordered the owners of six companies that have filed 14 patent cases, nearly all of which have been voluntarily dismissed, to appear in person to address his concerns that they are not complying with standing orders requiring disclosure of their litigation funding and ownership information.