PriceWaterhouseCoopers 2010 Patent Litigation Study -- M.D. Fla. has been a successful place for plaintiffs...

I learned via The 271 Patent Blog that PriceWaterhouseCoopers published its annual 2010 Patent Litigation Study. An interesting read indeed. The Middle District of Florida featured prominently:

Success rates for patent infringement plaintiffs 1995-2009

1. M.D. Fla - 59.1%
2. E.D. Tx. - 55.3%
3. D. De. - 47.3 %

Success rates for patent infringement plaintiffs that survive summary judgment and go to trial 1995-2009

1. M.D. Fla - 80.0%
2. E.D. Tx. - 66.7%
3. D.De. - 64.5%

Median time-to-trial from 1995-2009

1. E.D. Va. - .93 years
2. W.D. Wi - 1.07 years
3. M.D. Fla. - 1.71 years
4. D. De. - 1.89 years
5. S.D. Tx. - 2.0 years

Some additional interesting observations:

• median damages of $2.4m to $10.5m between 1995 and 2009
• reasonable royalties continue to be predominant measure of damages
• non practicing entities (f/k/a patent trolls) have been successful 31% of the time, compared with a 40% success rate for practicing entities

Lots of other interesting stuff in the report. I'd encourage you to go read it.