New patent infringement lawsuits filed in federal courts in East Texas declined by nearly half during the first six months of 2016 – a sign that multiple efforts to curb complaints by so-called patent trolls are possibly having an impact.

The new data shows that while the number of lawsuits alleging patent violations may have peaked in 2015, the Tyler-based Eastern District of Texas continues to be by far the most popular place in the U.S. to sue for intellectual property infringement.

Businesses and individuals filed 767 patent cases in East Texas federal courts during the first half of this year – a 45 percent drop from the record 1,389 complaints filed during the same period in 2015, according to legal analytics provider Lex Machina.

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