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IPO IP Chat Channel

By | June 22, 2016

Readying a Patent for Sale Given that only 30% of patents on the market ever sell, and with many hundreds of patent packages available at any given time, how can you ensure that your offering stands out as attractive to serious buyers? Event details here. Presentation slides available here.

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“New Patent Broker Listings Jump in First Quarter.” Marks. Bloomberg BNA (June 2016)

By Erik Oliver | June 6, 2016

Bloomberg’s reporting of the quarterly patent market results including transactions involving Panasonic, Intel, Huawei, and Korea Telecom. Bloomberg uses ROL data for the market reports. “New Patent Broker Listings Jump in First Quarter.” Marks. Bloomberg BNA (June 2016), available here.

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IPBC Global 2016

By | June 5, 2016

Helping Companies Buy, Sell and Monetize Panel discussion on the patent market, corporate buyers and sellers. Event details here. Presentation slides available here.

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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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