Navigating an evolving landscape: US patent trends
Erso• March 4th, 2024
US patent litigation has undergone substantial transformations in the past year, prompting litigation funders to recalibrate their strategies. Notable shifts in popular venues and filing behaviors have shaped a landscape marked by caution and adaptation. At the same time, the … Continued
Procedural Challenges in the Competition Appeals Tribunal – how far have we come?
Erso• January 15th, 2024
In December 2023, Sarah Breckenridge, Investment manager at Erso Capital, contributed to the ThoughtLeaders4 Competition Magazine’s round up of 2023. She reviewed the procedural challenges in the UK’s Competition Appeals Tribunal, and the developments which had been made over the … Continued
US Patent litigation finance market in turmoil?
Erso• November 27th, 2023
The past 6 months has been an unusual time in the litigation finance market. Whereas in years gone by there was a fairly constant fanfare of new litigation funding companies entering the market, the past six months has shown a … Continued
PACCAR, windfalls, calls for regulation…Litigation Funders under the spotlight, but where’s the reality check?
Erso• November 1st, 2023
An asset preservation order in respect of a dispute between litigation funders Therium and OmniBridgeway and their funded client, Bugsby, has caused some heated debate. Bugsby, it appears is seeking to argue that the funders’ litigation funding agreement is no … Continued
UNIFIED PATENTS COURT: ARE THE BENEFITS OF NATIONAL COURTS BEING FORGOTTEN?
Erso• July 3rd, 2023
The opening of the Universal Patents Court in June 2023, after years of development and delays, has rightly attracted significant attention in the IP and legal communities. There is a debate -unlikely to be settled for some time- over the … Continued
Learning from the latest Trucks cartel judgment
Erso• April 17th, 2023
BCLP has been at the forefront of competition litigation ever since the seminal National Grid Gas Insulated Switch Gear claim issued in 2008. More recently, there has been significant interest in its successful trucks cartel follow-on claims for Royal Mail … Continued
LAUNCH OF UNIVERSAL PATENT COURT: CAN FUNDING LEVEL THE FIELD?
Erso• January 16th, 2023
It’s been almost a decade since 24 EU member states signed their agreement to take forward plans for a common Unified Patents Court (UPC), but as more and more key milestones are met, the UPC’s own implementation roadmap confirms that … Continued
Funding SME Disputes- ramping up commitments in 2023
Erso• January 7th, 2023
Litigation finance is rarely out of the legal headlines nowadays, but the focus on the obviously attractive “big ticket” disputes – like consumer actions in the Competitions Appeals Tribunal, or international arbitration – belie the true picture of the disputes … Continued
Erso Capital launches additional $500m Litigation Fund dedicated to Patent Disputes.
Erso• September 28th, 2022
Erso Capital is delighted to announce that we have launched a dedicated fund to finance patent litigation opportunities around the world with access to in excess of $500 million in capital between discretionary funds, single managed accounts and co-investment funds. … Continued