US patent lawsuit volume hits decade high before sharp decline in 2026
By Steve Scherer ( August 5, 2026, 04:06 GMT | Insight) -- US patent case filings reached their highest level in a decade last year before falling back in early 2026, while petitions at the US Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board dropped over the same period, a report released Wednesday shows.US patent litigation rose to its highest level in a decade in 2025 before dropping during the first half of this year, while petitions for inter partes review declined last year and in 2026, according to a Lex Machina report released Wednesday....
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