ANALYSIS: Patent Litigation Financing Shows No Signs of Slowing

Despite looming economic troubles, litigation funding for patent cases isn’t going anywhere, and is poised to increase, results from a Bloomberg Law survey show.

This year’s Litigation Finance Survey confirms that litigation funding for patent cases is holding steady: The percentage of lawyers surveyed who obtained funding in patent law remains the same as last year (23%). Patent litigation was an area quick to embrace litigation funding, and financing continues to be in high demand in this practice area to help absorb the expense and risk inherent in patent litigation.

In 2022—consistent with the results from Bloomberg Law’s 2021 Litigation ...