Patent trial data set
If you're asking about a (presumably, preferably, open) data set, this question might be a better fit for the Open Data SE site. However, since you express some interest in references and I was quite curious about what information on the topic is available, I will try to answer your question here.

I would start searching for the relevant data sets, at least, on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and European Patent Office (EPO). Doing so reveals some data sets that certainly could be useful for the task at hand. In particular, the following data sets &amp; services might be of interest:

Data sets and databases


USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset
USPTO Historical Patent Data Files
USPTO's PatentsView Datasets (query tool and APIs seem to be unavailable at present)
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) by U.S. International Trade Commission
EPO Datasets
Databases by Darts-ip (commercial; see "Patent focused" quadrant)
LITALERT (LITigation ALERTs) Database (commercial)


Services (search + analytics, etc.)


Lex Machina
Docket Navigator
Patexia Litigation Search


Papers / Books (bonus)


The effects of patent litigation on university licensing efforts
Innovation and litigation: Tensions between universities and patents and how to fix them
The trials of academe: The new era of campus litigation


P.S. Obviously, for most data sets and databases, you would have to perform data pre-processing to select/associate data relevant to academic institutions and, perhaps, some additional steps. Considering your background, it should not be a big problem. I hope that my answer is helpful.