In our continuing series of annual publications on the activity in the secondary patent market, we see that the only constant is change. Although asking prices have stabilized, sales are down, bringing the value of the market down to $165 million from $233 million last year. However, the launch of […]
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Bloomberg’s reporting of the quarterly patent market results including coverage of assets purchased in connected cars, fiber optics, and digital cameras. Bloomberg uses ROL data for the market reports. “Connected Cars, Camera Patents Sell in Brokered Market.” Wilczek. Bloomberg BNA (November 2016), available here.
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Patent Market 2016 – Importance of Aggregators to Manage Risk and Market Data Patent market trends for 2016 and how do defensive aggregators play in that market to help manage patent risk. Event details here. Presentation slides available here.
Read MoreWant to learn how to successfully prepare your patent portfolio for sale? We walk through the best corporate practices for preparing a patent for sale. “Readying a Patent Portfolio for Sale: What You Need to Know to Be Successful.” Richardson. IAM Market (September 2016), available here.
Read MoreWhat causes operating companies to sell their patents? Our intuition tells us that patent sales take place when the seller is in financial distress or the company is underperforming. We asked ourselves whether data aligned with our intuition. We looked at transaction data for sales from corporations. We studied the […]
Read MoreWith an ever-increasing client interest in international patents, we wanted to explore how patent ranking for EP patents has been conducted and how those ranking systems can be integrated to allow comparison and ranking with US patents. Here are our findings. “Finding the Best Patents – Comparative Patent Ranking Systems […]
Read MoreBloomberg’s reporting of the quarterly patent market results including coverage of assets purchased for cardiovascular devices, digital mapping and wearables. Bloomberg uses ROL data for the market reports. “Heart Device Patents Sell in Brokered Market for Q2.” Marks. Bloomberg BNA (August 2016), available here.
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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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