Which Firms Are Falling Behind in IPR?

The first Inter-Partes Review (IPR) was filed about seven years ago on September 16, 2012. A few firms were quick in leading the way and grabbing market share as IPR market was forming in the early days.

At the same time, some of the top litigation firms, such as Weil Gotshal or Quinn Emanuel, did not pay much attention to IPR. And in some cases, they farmed out their IPR work to other firms. Among their concerns were lower profitability and smaller case size as compared with district court cases. (read more)