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“The Yahoo Patent Portfolio: What Is the Market Price Today?” Richardson et. al. IPWatchdog (April 2016)

By Erik Oliver | April 15, 2016

How much is Yahoo’s patent portfolio worth? Business Insider reports that it could generate up to $3B. We disagree, and we use data to show why. With an estimated street price of $772M (high of $1.15B, a low of $393M), Yahoo has a valuable asset, just not a $3B asset. […]

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“The 2015 Brokered Patent Market: A Good Year to Be a Buyer.” Richardson et. al. IPWatchdog (February 2016)

By Erik Oliver | February 28, 2016

In many ways, the patent market is where the rubber meets the road in terms whether patents are valuable. It is the place where individual patents are assigned a price and also where companies often go for business solutions to patent challenges. We believe that shedding light on this market […]

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“So, You Want to Buy Patents – 10 Best Practices in Corporate Patent Buying.” Richardson et. al. IPWatchdog (January 2016)

By Erik Oliver | January 31, 2016

By adopting a few best practices, you can design and execute a successful patent buying program for your company. The following is our list of the 10 best practices we’ve developed for patent buying. “So, You Want to Buy Patents – 10 Best Practices in Corporate Patent Buying.” Richardson et. […]

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“The Brokered Patent Market in 2015 – Driving Off a Cliff or Just a Detour.” Richardson et. al. IAM Magazine (January 2016)

By Erik Oliver | January 1, 2016

Asking prices are down, but the patent brokerage business is not in as poor health as it may first appear – especially for a select handful of players. Here, we share our analysis of the brokered patent market in 2015. “The Brokered Patent Market in 2015 – Driving Off a […]

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Presentation for Allied Security Trust

By | November 23, 2015

Patent Market 2015 – Buyers, Sellers & What Are They Paying? What is the current trend of the brokered patent market, and how can you as a buyer or seller exploit the current patent climate? We look into market pricing, litigation risks, NPE activity and more to help you decide […]

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Asia IP Business & Finance Conference 2015

By | September 21, 2015

Collapse of the Patent Market? No What is the current trend of the brokered patent market, and how can you as a buyer or seller exploit the current patent climate? We look into market pricing, litigation risks, top buyers and more to help you decide your best patent options for […]

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“The Brokered Patent Market in 2014.” Richardson et. al. IAM Magazine (January 2015)

By Erik Oliver | January 1, 2015

Every year, we carefully track the brokered patent packages for sale on the open market and provide insights into the comprehensive state of the market and how it is changing. 2014 has seen prices drop and the deal flow slow down but what does it mean for the future of […]

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Unified Patents 1st Annual Member Conference

By | November 18, 2014

Brokered Patent Market 2014 Every year, we carefully track the brokered patent packages for sale on the open market and provide insights into the comprehensive state of the market and how it is changing. 2014 has seen prices drop and the deal flow slow down but what does it mean […]

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“What’s Inside IV’s Patent Portfolio?” Richardson et. al. IAM Magazine (July 2014)

By Erik Oliver | July 1, 2014

In December 2013, Intellectual Ventures (IV) took a step towards transparency by publicly listing 33,000 of its patent assets, representing 82% of its patent monetization portfolio (http://patents.intven.com/finder). Analyzing IV’s portfolio has now become a tractable problem. Here are some of the questions we answered: what does IV buy, what characteristics […]

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“The Brokered Patent Market in 2013.” Richardson et. al. IAM Magazine (January 2014)

By Erik Oliver | January 1, 2014

While the brokered patent market in the United States is going strong, there is still little analysis of this business. Our review of 222 deals offers insight into what is becoming a lucrative market. Here, we present our analysis of the brokered patent market in 2013. “The Brokered Patent Market […]

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