Litigation funder Burford Capital says it stands to gain up to $1.4B after a US jury ruled against Apple in a patent case, awarding $5.7B in damages to Taction
THE SO WHAT
A $5.7B patent verdict with up to $1.4B flowing to a litigation funder underlines how IP disputes have become a financial asset class. If you operate in patent-dense domains, assume better-funded, more patient plaintiffs and treat IP risk as a capital markets exposure, not just a legal line item.
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