Research – Page 42

$300 discount for IPCU readers to attend US Patent Forum 2016

January 14, 2016 Bruce Berman

The fifth annual US Patent Forum is returning to Washington DC on March 17, 2016. A similar forum will precede it in Palo Alto on March

Public patent licensing company index declined 24.4% in 2015

January 11, 2016 Bruce Berman

While the S&P 500 stock market index was up 6.5% for the 4Q 2015, the PIPX (public IP licensing company index) was down 11%. 2015

Harvard study: financial patents lag in quality, especially NPEs’

January 6, 2016 Bruce Berman

A recently published Harvard Business School working paper found that financial services patents lack quality because they lag their peers in academic citations. “Financial Patent Quality:

Annual report: IP CloseUp visits are up 32% in 2015 to 24,000

December 30, 2015 Bruce Berman

2015 was a year of growth for IP CloseUp, as visits increased to 24,000 and subscriptions were up, too. The busiest day of the year

Panasonic, NEC & Sony are battling with IBM for patent sales leadership

December 1, 2015 Bruce Berman

Despite dramatically lower patent valuations, some big companies, including under-performing foreign holders, have taken the number of U.S. sales to new highs. While IBM still

Google’s patent buying program, an apparent success, is thinly reported

November 17, 2015 Bruce Berman

Better than one-in-four of the patents offered to Google for purchase as a result of its Patent Purchase Promotion in May were acquired by the

Angry musicians are pushing back on royalties – Will inventors follow?

November 5, 2015 Bruce Berman

Song writers may have something to teach inventors when it comes to getting a fair share for their intellectual property rights, or not. Confusion

Acacia shares off 20% on poorer than expected 3Q results

October 23, 2015 Bruce Berman

Acacia Research Corp. (NASDAQ: ACTG) was slammed in after-hours trading yesterday and is off 20% by noon today. The S&P 500 Index gained .66%. The

PIPEX patent company index falls 15.4% for 3Q, double the S&P 500

October 5, 2015 Bruce Berman

The PIPEX intellectual property sector stock index fell more than twice as much as the S&P 500 as the effects of the Alice and IPRs,

More patent holders (and buyers) are valuing perception over reality

October 1, 2015 Bruce Berman

Lack of certainty and the high cost of monetizing patents are motivating some businesses to acquire impressive looking patents, not necessarily valid or essential ones.