These stats do not reflect the effect of recent changes in the law. Money being awarded now is from lawsuits launched at least one or two years ago. New case

These stats do not reflect the effect of recent changes in the law. Money being awarded now is from lawsuits launched at least one or two years ago. New case filings are down 40% year-over-year[1], and anecdotally, we're hearing that many troll-friendly firms are severely curtailing their new filings due to new procedures at the US Patent Office to attack patents in parallel early in a litigation [2]. [1] See for drop in filings, http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=dadf4dce-0f75-45dc-9339-dacb0f7bb465 http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=dadf4dce-0f75... [2] See for stats on IPR: http://www.insidecounsel.com/2014/03/19/patent-owners-beware-your-patent-has-a-15-percent http://www.insidecounsel.com/2014/03/19/patent-owners-beware...