Data and Analysis: Managing IP ranks the top plaintiffs, defendants and law firms in US district court litigation in the first half of 2016, using the Docket Navigator database. One finding is that the proportion of cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas is down, with a drop in NPE suits. But some new plaintiffs emerged during the second quarter
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