The statistic shows a the aggregated accrued direct costs of patent litigations involving NPEs in the United States from 2005 to 2011. NPEs are popularly known as "patent trolls", firms who do not produce goods and services from their patents, but use them to sue other companies who do. In 2009, the total costs for defendants in NPE patent litigations amounted to about 13.7 billion U.S. dollars.
Aggregated accrued direct costs of patent litigations involving NPEs in the United States from 2005 to 2011 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Boston University. (June 28, 2012). Aggregated accrued direct costs of patent litigations involving NPEs in the United States from 2005 to 2011 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257602/patent-litigation-costs-involving-npes-in-the-us/
Boston University. "Aggregated accrued direct costs of patent litigations involving NPEs in the United States from 2005 to 2011 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 28, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257602/patent-litigation-costs-involving-npes-in-the-us/
Boston University. (2012). Aggregated accrued direct costs of patent litigations involving NPEs in the United States from 2005 to 2011 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257602/patent-litigation-costs-involving-npes-in-the-us/
Boston University. "Aggregated Accrued Direct Costs of Patent Litigations Involving Npes in The United States from 2005 to 2011 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257602/patent-litigation-costs-involving-npes-in-the-us/
Boston University, Aggregated accrued direct costs of patent litigations involving NPEs in the United States from 2005 to 2011 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257602/patent-litigation-costs-involving-npes-in-the-us/ (last visited January 25, 2021)