Juries Are Going Nuclear in IP Cases: How Middle-Market Companies Can Avoid the Fallout

2024 saw record IP damage awards: $4.3 billion in patent cases, $665 million in trade secrets cases. Middle-market companies face nuclear verdicts too, including a $38.9 million Massachusetts trademark verdict against vegetarian food companies, $22.7 million Delaware patent verdict against in-flight Wi-Fi operator, and $59 million Illinois trade secrets verdict against garbage truck manufacturer. Swiss Re study shows jurors equally likely to award large damages against smaller companies as Fortune 1000 firms.