This statistic shows the top ten largest U.S. patent litigation cases in terms of initial damages rewarded between 1997 and 2017. The largest amount of initial damages awarded in a case was in 2016 where Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC were awarded damages of over 2.54 billion U.S. dollars from Gilead Sciences Inc.
Top ten largest amounts of initial damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases between 1997 and 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
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PwC. (March 31, 2018). Top ten largest amounts of initial damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases between 1997 and 2017 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632034/top-ten-us-patent-cases-damages-awarded/
PwC. "Top ten largest amounts of initial damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases between 1997 and 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632034/top-ten-us-patent-cases-damages-awarded/
PwC. (2018). Top ten largest amounts of initial damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases between 1997 and 2017 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632034/top-ten-us-patent-cases-damages-awarded/
PwC. "Top Ten Largest Amounts of Initial Damages Awarded in U.S. Patent Litigation Cases between 1997 and 2017 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632034/top-ten-us-patent-cases-damages-awarded/
PwC, Top ten largest amounts of initial damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases between 1997 and 2017 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632034/top-ten-us-patent-cases-damages-awarded/ (last visited June 26, 2022)