{"id":1024,"date":"2022-02-04T01:30:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T01:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/?page_id=1024"},"modified":"2022-02-04T01:35:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T01:35:15","slug":"litigation-costs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/patent-litigation\/litigation-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Litigation Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-1024x46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-496\" width=\"1138\" height=\"51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-1024x46.png 1024w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-768x35.png 768w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/\" title=\"Resources\">Resources<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/patent-litigation\/\" title=\"Patent Litigation\">Patent Litigation<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tLitigation Costs\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"litigation-costs\" style=\"color:#0461ce\">Litigation Costs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#0461ce;color:#0461ce\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">The following figure<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1024_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1024_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1024_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1024_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1024_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1024_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">The figure is based on the numbers disclosed in \u201cTypical Costs of Litigation,\u201d Report of the Economic Survey 2011, American Intellectual Property Law Association, available for download at&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1024_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1024_1_1');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1024_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1024_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> &nbsp;gives some idea of the average costs associated with a patent litigation suit.&nbsp; Notice that although the years may change, the price stays relatively in the same range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"median-litigation-costs-for-patent-infringement\">MEDIAN LITIGATION COSTS FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>2005<\/td><td>2007<\/td><td>2009<\/td><td>2011<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Less than $1M at risk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>End of Discovery<\/td><td>$350K<\/td><td>$350K<\/td><td>$350K<\/td><td>$350K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>All Costs<\/td><td>$650K<\/td><td>$650K<\/td><td>$650K<\/td><td>$650K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>$1M \u2013 $25M at risk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>End of Discovery<\/td><td>$1.25M<\/td><td>$1.25M<\/td><td>$1.5M<\/td><td>$1.5M<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>All Costs<\/td><td>$2.0M<\/td><td>$2.5M<\/td><td>$2.5M<\/td><td>$2.5M<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>More than $25M at risk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>End of Discovery<\/td><td>$3.0M<\/td><td>$3.0M<\/td><td>$3.0M<\/td><td>$3.0M<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>All Costs<\/td><td>$4.5M<\/td><td>$5.0M<\/td><td>$5.5M<\/td><td>$5.0M<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These patent litigation costs only relate to legal fees associated with those that are representing the case for the client.&nbsp; This does not take into account additional fees or damages associated with the suit, particularly if you lose the battle.&nbsp; However, these legal costs may also include expert testimony which may range anywhere from a few thousand to a few million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In view of this, an initial patent strategy given to a client may change.\u00a0 Rather than reap value through litigating (extremely costly), other options may include licensing or selling the assets.\u00a0 If infringement is occurring, the value of the assets may increase regardless of the route taken (e.g. litigation, licensing, selling, etc.).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1024_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1024_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1024_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_1024_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1024_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1024_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1024_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">The figure is based on the numbers disclosed in \u201cTypical Costs of Litigation,\u201d Report of the Economic Survey 2011, American Intellectual Property Law Association, available for download at <span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/www.aipla.org\/learningcenter\/library\/books\/econsurvey\/2011\/Pages\/Table-of-Contents.aspx;<\/span> see also Jim Kerstetter, \u201cHow much is that patent lawsuit going to cost you?,\u201d CNET Bootstrap (Apr. 5, 2012), available at <span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-32973_3-57409792-296\/how-much-is-that-patent-lawsuit-going-to-cost-you\/.<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_1024_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_1024_1').show(); 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