Stop Patent Trolls

1. STARTUPS DO NOT
NEED TO BE A
TROLL VICTIM

2. 88% NPE
Litigation
12%
(3438 cases)
CURRENT STATE OF NPE PATENT LITIGATION.
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High-Tech Companies facing almost
3500 cases of NPE Litigation in 2015
Caused by NPEs
Successful at trial (PWC, 2015)
88%
26%
http://unifiedpatents.com/2015-year-end-report/

3. NPES ARE AN INVESTMENT & OPERATIONAL RISK.
20% decrease in R&D by Small Companies after a NPE suit
• Smeets, Rutgers, 2014
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55% of unique NPE defendants make under $10 m
30% of startups receive a demand letter
• Chien, Santa Clara U., 2012
100% of VCs consider a patent suit a major investment deterrent
75% of VCs said assertions significantly impact startup operations
• Feldman, UC Hasting, 2013

4. UNIFIED CHALLENGES NPES.
Never gives money to an NPE
Invalidated more NPE patents than anyone else
Members are less likely to get sued
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5. STARTUPS BENEFIT BY JOINING NOW.
Free NPE Licenses
Fewer demand letters and lawsuits
Shorter cases if you do get sued
Affix Secure to show NPEs your membership
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6. SOME OF OUR OVER 120 MEMBERS.
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7. WHY IS IT FREE?
2/3s of NPE patents come from Startups
Most NPE purchases are done without competitive bidding
Pledge members give Unified 30 day notice before selling patents to an NPE
• Most NPE undervalue patents
• Allows Unified the opportunity to offer a higher amount
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8. JOIN FOR FREE TO IMMEDIATELY BENEFIT.
Focus on your product
• Get free licenses
• Make your company undesirable
• Lower your costs
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• Deter troll threats
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