What 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 financial condition of 20 companies …read more →
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 – Citations Still Matter.” Richardson …read more →
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.
Read MoreBloomberg’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.
Read MoreHow 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. “The Yahoo Patent Portfolio: What …read more →
Read MoreIn 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 brings greater liquidity to patents …read more →
Read MoreAsking 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 Cliff or Just a Detour.” …read more →
Read MoreEvery 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 the market? “The Brokered Patent …read more →
Read MoreIn 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 does IV look for in …read more →
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