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.” … [Read more...] about “The 2020 Brokered Patent Market.” Richardson et. al. IAM Media (November 2020)
“Quickly Modeling Patent Market Prices.” Oliver et. al. IP Watchdog (September 2020)
The confusion around how to answer when someone asks the going rate for a patent in part stems from the common use of “price” and “value”nearly interchangeably in day-to-day conversations. Imagine you have found four patent families that address a specific risk to your business, and you are about to … [Read more...] about “Quickly Modeling Patent Market Prices.” Oliver et. al. IP Watchdog (September 2020)
“The Yahoo Patent Portfolio: What Is the Market Price Today?” Richardson et. al. IPWatchdog (April 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. “The Yahoo Patent Portfolio: … [Read more...] about “The Yahoo Patent Portfolio: What Is the Market Price Today?” Richardson et. al. IPWatchdog (April 2016)