A surge in NPE activity is beginning even as corporate buying is declining – time to hug your defensive aggregator. After 10 years analysing the patent market, we have some very direct advice this year. If you are in-house counsel, to borrow a line from Samuel L Jackson: “Hold onto your butts.” These next few […]
Read MoreFive years since IAM Market was launched, analysis by Hannes Forssberg Malm and Erik Oliver of Richardson Oliver Insights shows that assets listed on the platform have been put to good use by those who acquire them. Read the full story at IAM Media.
Read MoreJust how much device makers are on the hook for in patent licensing payouts is one of the most debated questions in the IP community. While a complete answer may remain elusive, an analytical approach can help manufacturers assess their risk. Read the full story at IAM Media.
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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 of a US patent was $280,000, up from last year 48% of all transacted deals in 2019 were bought by NPEs $300 million worth of brokered […]
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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 to Apple (which included a pile of cellular wireless related patents). Intel has opened the sale to operating companies, defensive aggregators and even NPEs (non-binding indications […]
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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 a lot, not surprisingly, has […]
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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 below. Excerpt from the article: […]
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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 in PDF here: 19-016 The Surprising Impact of Alice on the Patent Markets – 20190701 Preview: The US Supreme Court Alice decision was supposed to […]
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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 significant portfolio – in terms of volume and quality – which has attracted a number of businesses looking to bolster their own holdings. “AT&T’s Portfolio is […]
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