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Read our articles and contributions on the patent market and strategy
“The 2021 Brokered Patent Market.” Richardson et. al. IAM Media (March 2022)
Since we started tracking the brokered patent market in 2012, we have seen more than $38 billion worth of patent assets offered on the market. As market information becomes...read more →
“The 2020 Brokered Patent Market.” Richardson et. al. IAM Media (November 2020)
A surge in NPE activity is beginning even as corporate buying is declining – time to hug your defensive aggregator. After 10 years analysing the patent market, we have...read more →
“Why It’s So Important To Understand Your Buyers When Selling Patents.” Richardson et. al. IAM Media (September 2020)
In a time of economic uncertainty patent sales often rise and, as Kent Richardson and Cecilia Ågren from Richardson Oliver Insights explain, there are some very clear do’s and...read more →
“Quickly Modeling Patent Value.” Oliver et. al. IP Watchdog (September 2020)
Imagine you are presenting to your boss and requesting approval of a $2 million purchase of four patent families. Already savvy about market prices, she is focused on the...read more →
“Quickly Modeling Patent Market Prices.” Oliver et. al. IP Watchdog (September 2020)
The confusion around how to answer when someone asks the going rate for a patent in part stems from the common use of “price” and “value”nearly interchangeably in day-to-day...read more →
“A Patent’s Journey From IAM Market to Facebook v Blackberry.” Oliver et. al. IAM Media (July 2020)
Five years since IAM Market was launched, analysis by Hannes Forssberg Malm and Erik Oliver of Richardson Oliver Insights shows that assets listed on the platform have been put...read more →
“Unpacking the Royalty Stack.” Oliver et. al. IAM Media (June 2020)
Just how much device makers are on the hook for in patent licensing payouts is one of the most debated questions in the IP community. While a complete answer...read more →
“The 2019 Brokered Patent Market”, Richardson et al. IAM Magazine (January 2020)
Our full 2019 Brokered Market Report is now available for download here. Download and learn the latest about the brokered patent market. Key take-aways include: The average asking price...read more →
“A Rapid Analysis of Intel’s Connected Devices Patent Portfolio.” Richardson. IAM Media (March 2020)
Late last year, Intel resurfaced the sale of a connected devices patent portfolio that was sidelined during the $1 billion sale of the majority of their smartphone modem assets...read more →
“The Trouble With Patent-Troll-Hunting.” . The Economist (December 2019)
The Economist cites Richardson Oliver in their article about curbs on frivolous patent claims potentially encouraging infringement. This article appeared in The Economist’s Business section of the print edition...read more →
“How the Threat of Unsold Rights, the Rise of the In-House Dealmaker and a Revolution in Analytics Are Re-Shaping the IP Deals Market.” Lloyd. IAM Media (December 2019)
The current issue of IAM carries the latest annual survey on the brokered patent deals market from the team at Richardson Oliver Insights. Since we first started running this...read more →
“U.S. Patent Sales by Universities and Research Institutes.” Love et. al. Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (August 2019)
In addition to licensing or litigating patent rights, universities have the option to sell their patents outright to third parties. In this chapter, we explore the extent to which...read more →
