The 6th Annual IP Dealmakers Forum, to be held on November 12-14, 2019 in New York City, will once again bring together a select group of decision-makers at the forefront of the global IP market, including investors, top IP executives, industry experts and thought leaders. Attendance at IP Dealmakers is […]
Read MoreThe 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 under the headline “The trouble with troll-hunting”. Read the full article here.
Read MoreOur CEO Kent Richardson will be presenting on the secondary patent market for patents, how big is it, who is buying, who is selling, what is pricing and what are the changes of winning with bought patents. Presentation slides available here.
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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 analysis in 2013 (subscribers can see the first piece here) some things in the deals space have stayed the same while […]
Read MoreNovember 06, 2019 01:00 PM Eastern Standard Time SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Unified Patents, the organization dedicated to deterring NPE activity and improving transparency in the patent markets, today announced the launch of a new collaboration with Richardson Oliver Insights (ROI) to provide free access to patent transaction data on more than 25,000 […]
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In 2019, the average asking price per asset rebounded significantly, shooting up 56% from $124,000 per asset to $194,000. The asking price per US-issued patent also increased sharply by 58% from $177,000 to $280,000. The asking prices have returned to 2015 and 2016 prices. If you are a seller, you may be ready to pop the champagne, and frankly, go for it. This market can be […]
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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 universities and other nonprofit research institutes currently participate in the secondary market for patents. Available at SSRN.
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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 that Apple went on a buying spree while preparing its case against Qualcomm. We’ve included an overview of Apple’s patent acquisitions […]
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LOS ALTOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to the new report “The 2018 Brokered Patent Market” released by Richardson Oliver Insights (ROI), the secondary patent market increased to $353 million from just shy of $300 million in 2018. The report, which can be downloaded for free here, marks the seventh annual market paper by […]
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