Patent Expert Witnesses Should Have a Busy Year

Patent expert witnesses in numerous fields should have a busy year, as there seems to be no letup in the demand for such expertise. The Intellectual Property Group at FTI Consulting recently updated their intellectual property prosecution and litigation statistics to include data for 2006. According to the statistics, the number of patent cases in U.S. District Courts increased to 2,830, a gain of 90 over 2005. Further, the number of patent applications filed in 2006 rose dramatically to an incredible 443,652. There was also a rise in the number trademark cases, going from 3,668 in 2005 to 3,740 in 2006. Check out the full statistics here.