Featured Publications
Read our articles and contributions on the patent market and strategy
“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 →
“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 →
“How Apple Went on a Patent-Buying Spree while Preparing its Case Against Qualcomm.” Loyd. IAM Media (April 2019)
No one has missed the deal that went down between Apple and Qualcomm a few weeks ago, but analysis from our sister company Richardson Oliver Insights and IAM shows...read more →
“The Surprising Impact of Alice on the Patent Markets” Richardson et. al. IAM Magazine (June 2019)
In this article, originally published in IAM Magazine in June 2019, we look at how Alice has influenced the secondary patent market. You can download the full article...read more →
“AT&T’s Portfolio is a Treasure Trove for Buyers.” Diakun. IAM Media (February 2019)
IAM recently covered AT&T’s increased activity in the secondary patent market, with Lyft, Uber and Facebook among the companies that have purchased its assets. The telecoms giant has a...read more →
“The 2018 Brokered Patent Market .” Richardson et. al. IAM Magazine (January 2019)
The patent market has fully stabilised and prices are rational,” said no one ever. During 2018 total dollars transacted in brokered deals increased while prices of single-asset deals have...read more →
“Google Makes First Sale in U.S. Brokered Patent Market.” Nayak. Bloomberg Law (August 2018)
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has sold patents for the first time in the domestic brokered patent market, according to data provided to Bloomberg Law by Richardson Oliver Law Group LLP....read more →
“What Will TV Cost You? Putting a Price on HEVC Licenses.” Oliver et. al. IAM Magazine Issue 89 (March 2018)
Changes in how you watch movies, stream TV and use video chat are on the way. These will fundamentally affect the economics of how content is delivered to you,...read more →
“The 2017 Brokered Patent Market – the Fightback Begins.” Richardson et. al. IAM Magazine (January 2018)
In our sixth annual report on the secondary patent market, we find stabilization and even recovery. Years of negative results for patent holders have created a community feel that...read more →
“Licensing Group Stockpiles Patents in Q3 Brokered Market.” Nayak. Bloomberg BNA (December 2017)
Bloomberg’s reporting of the quarterly patent market results including coverage of the purchase of Nokia assets by Provenance Asset Group LLP. Bloomberg uses ROL data for the market reports....read more →
