Schedule A Cases Continue to Rise in the Northern District of Illinois
Since our last blog post about the concentration of design patent cases filed against Schedule A defendants between 2020 and 2022 in the Northern District of Illinois, Lex Machina’s data indicates that these filings increased in that district in 2023 and continue to increase during the first half of 2024. [...]
Lex Machina Attends the 2024 Annual Conference of NAACL
In the recent climate of large language models being introduced and implemented into the fiber of legal technology products, Lex Machina continues to keep its finger on the pulse and listen to influential voices in the technology industry, such as participating in the 2024 Annual NAACL Conference.
IPR Institution Rates for Trials Terminated 2021-2023 Vary by PTO Technology Center for the Challenged Patent
There are nine Technology Centers in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where each technology center comprises groups of patent examiners with specific scientific or technical domain expertise
Lex Machina Releases its 2024 Consumer Protection Litigation Report
Lex Machina is proud to release its 2024 Consumer Protection Litigation Report, which provides insights into consumer protection litigation trends in federal district court and appellate court over the three-year period from 2021 to 2023.
Lex Machina’s Customer Service is Top Ranked
In the era of self checkouts and automated systems directing and answering customer questions, Lex Machina continues to bridge the communication gap between their customers and prospects with live agents that hold JDs. This strategy has paid off–our customer support satisfaction score is 98% out of 100%, making Lex Machina [...]
FORTUNE Magazine Names Lex Machina As One of the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area
Fortune magazine and Great Place To Work® have selected Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, as one of this year’s Best Workplaces in the Bay Area. This is Lex Machina’s first time being named to this prestigious list, coming in at No. 64.
Lex Machina Releases its 2024 Insurance Litigation Report
Lex Machina is proud to release its 2024 Insurance Litigation Report, which provides insights into insurance litigation trends in federal district court and appellate court over the three-year period from 2021 to 2023. This report surveys emerging trends in case filings (including federal appellate cases), most active venues, judges, law [...]
Trend Report: Trade Secret Cases Terminated in 2023
Claimants prevailed over claim defendants by a more than 3 to 1 margin in trade secret misappropriation cases that terminated between January 1 and December 31, 2023. This includes trade secret misappropriation cases under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) (which also includes cases where misappropriation was alleged under [...]
Webcast on the 2024 Class Action Litigation Report
On May 2, 2024, Lex Machina hosted a webcast on the recently released 2024 Class Action Report. The webcast featured guest speakers Wesley Sze (Senior Associate at Gibson Dunn) and Laura Hopkins (Lex Machina’s Legal Data Expert in Class Action Litigation), moderated by Gloria Huang, (Lex Machina’s Product Marketing Manager). [...]
Lex Machina Launches Legal Analytics for First Amendment Cases
The Lex Machina team is excited to launch expanded Legal Analytics for litigation involving claims brought pursuant to the First Amendment, Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) (the “First Amendment Cases”).
The Impact of Lex Machina’s New Legal Analytics on Non-Compete Clauses
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued its Non-Compete Clause Rule with a stated effective date 120 days after publication of the rule in the Federal Register. The rule, and the FTC’s authority to issue the rule, are controversial1. The rule is currently the subject of at least [...]
Lex Machina Releases its 2024 Class Action Litigation Report
Lex Machina is proud to release its 2024 Class Action Litigation Report, which provides insights into class action litigation trends in federal district court and appellate court over the three-year period from 2021 to 2023. This report surveys emerging trends in case filings (including federal appellate cases), most active venues, [...]