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        <link:definition>013 - Disclosure - Note 9. Goodwill</link:definition>    
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        <link:definition>018 - Disclosure - Note 14. Stock-Based Compensation</link:definition> 
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        <link:definition>024 - Disclosure - Note 4. Fair Value Measurements (Tables)</link:definition>   
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        <link:definition>025 - Disclosure - Note 5. Short-Term Investments (Tables)</link:definition>  
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        <link:definition>026 - Disclosure - Note 6. Patent Assets, Net (Tables)</link:definition>   
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        <link:definition>028 - Disclosure - Note 8. Business Combinations (Tables)</link:definition> 
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        <link:definition>029 - Disclosure - Note 9. Goodwill (Tables)</link:definition>   
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        <link:definition>030 - Disclosure - Note 10. Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)</link:definition>   
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        <link:definition>031 - Disclosure - Note 11. Accrued and Other Current Liabilities (Tables)</link:definition>   
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        <link:definition>032 - Disclosure - Note 14. Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)</link:definition>     
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        <link:definition>034 - Disclosure - Note 1. Nature Of Business (Detail)</link:definition>   
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        <link:definition>036 - Disclosure - Note 3. Net Income Available to Common Stockholders (Detail)</link:definition>   
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        <link:definition>038 - Disclosure - Note 3. Net Income Available to Common Stockholders (Detail) - Anti-Dilutive Securities Not in Diluted Shares Outstanding Calculation</link:definition> 
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        <link:definition>039 - Disclosure - Note 4. Fair Value Measurements (Detail)</link:definition>   
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        <link:definition>046 - Disclosure - Note 7. Property and Equipment, Net (Detail)</link:definition>  
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        <link:definition>047 - Disclosure - Note 7. Property and Equipment, Net (Detail) - Property and Equipment, Net</link:definition>  
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        <link:definition>048 - Disclosure - Note 8. Business Combinations (Detail)</link:definition> 
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        <link:definition>050 - Disclosure - Note 9. Goodwill (Detail)</link:definition>   
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        <link:definition>051 - Disclosure - Note 9. Goodwill (Detail) - Goodwill</link:definition>    
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        <link:definition>052 - Disclosure - Note 10. Intangible Assets, Net (Detail)</link:definition>   
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        <link:definition>065 - Disclosure - Note 17. Segment Reporting (Detail)</link:definition>   
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        <link:definition>066 - Disclosure - Note 17. Segment Reporting (Detail) - Revenue by Location and Generated by Country</link:definition>     
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        <link:definition>067 - Disclosure - Note 17. Segment Reporting (Detail) - Long-lived Asset Information by Location</link:definition> 
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  <xs:element name="RevenueByLocationAndGeneratedByCountryAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_RevenueByLocationAndGeneratedByCountryAbstract"/> 
  <xs:element name="CountryOfDomicilePercentOfTotalRevenue" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_CountryOfDomicilePercentOfTotalRevenue"/>     
  <xs:element name="ForeignCountryPercentOfTotalRevenue" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_ForeignCountryPercentOfTotalRevenue"/>    
  <xs:element name="PercentOfTotalRevenue" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_PercentOfTotalRevenue"/> 
  <xs:element name="LongLivedAssetInformationByLocationAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_LongLivedAssetInformationByLocationAbstract"/>     
  <xs:element name="RangeDomain" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_RangeDomain"/>   
  <xs:element name="CapitalizedStockBasedCompensationExpense" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_CapitalizedStockBasedCompensationExpense"/>    
  <xs:element name="IncreasePortfolioofPatentAssetsAcquired" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_IncreasePortfolioofPatentAssetsAcquired"/>  
  <xs:element name="ChangeinIntangibleAssetsAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" id="rpxc_ChangeinIntangibleAssetsAxis"/>     
  <xs:element name="PolicyTypeAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" id="rpxc_PolicyTypeAxis"/>  
  <xs:element name="GoodwillMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_GoodwillMember"/>    
  <xs:element name="PatentandotherassetspurchasedbutnotpaidMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_PatentandotherassetspurchasedbutnotpaidMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="SaleIntangiblesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_SaleIntangiblesMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="CommonStockSubjecttoRepurchaseMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_CommonStockSubjecttoRepurchaseMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="SignificantAccountingPoliciesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_SignificantAccountingPoliciesMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="UnitedStatesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_UnitedStatesMember"/>  
  <xs:element name="CorporateBondsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_CorporateBondsMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="IntangibleAssetsNetMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_IntangibleAssetsNetMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="OtherCountryMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_OtherCountryMember"/>  
  <xs:element name="AccruedPayrollRelatedExpensesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_AccruedPayrollRelatedExpensesMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="AcquiredinBusinessCombinationMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_AcquiredinBusinessCombinationMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="TaiwanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_TaiwanMember"/>     
  <xs:element name="InternalUseSoftwareMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_InternalUseSoftwareMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="RestrictedStockUnitsGrantedMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_RestrictedStockUnitsGrantedMember"/>  
  <xs:element name="ProprietaryBusinessProcessesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_ProprietaryBusinessProcessesMember"/>    
  <xs:element name="DeferredTaxAssetMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_DeferredTaxAssetMember"/>     
  <xs:element name="DeferredTaxLiabilityMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_DeferredTaxLiabilityMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="RestrictedStockUnitsForfeitedMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_RestrictedStockUnitsForfeitedMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="AdditionsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_AdditionsMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="VestedandExpectedtoVestMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_VestedandExpectedtoVestMember"/>    
  <xs:element name="JapanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_JapanMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="IntangibleAssetsinProgressMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_IntangibleAssetsinProgressMember"/>     
  <xs:element name="MuncipalBondsCashEquivMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_MuncipalBondsCashEquivMember"/>  
  <xs:element name="OtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_OtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember"/>    
  <xs:element name="VestedandExercisableMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_VestedandExercisableMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="RestrictedStockUnitsVestedMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_RestrictedStockUnitsVestedMember"/>     
  <xs:element name="DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="rpxc_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract"/> 
</xs:schema>   





