After declining 9% in 2015 from the 2014 fiscal year Patent Trial and Appeal Board-instituted inter partes reviews (IPRs) have leveled off. Instituted reviews were at 74%
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Responsible Patent Licensing is focus of Wall Street event
Not all patent licensing businesses are alike. “NPE 2016: The Business of Responsible Licensing,” scheduled for March 22 at the Convene conference in New York,
Apple was paid $1B for rights to feature Google search engine
It’s no accident that Google is top dog for search on iPhones and other Apple products. It cost the company $1 billion in 2014 according
The bonds that fell to earth – The financial magic of David Bowie
The passing of David Bowie is a reminder that he was an innovator in finance and intellectual property, as well as music and fashion. Much has
Public patent licensing company index declined 24.4% in 2015
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’
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
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
“Patent Investor” tracks licensing company shares & developments
A new weekly is the first to feature in-depth coverage of public intellectual property monetization companies (PIPCOs). I’ve been following The Patent Investor for a
Quinn: Patent PERPs are the real bullies of the licensing world
A disturbing article by IP Watchdog’s Gene Quinn asks “Who are the real bullies of the patent world?” It’s not patent trolls. They are far
IP Dealmakers Forum will host 200+ patent monetization bigs in NY
The second annual IP Dealmakers Forum, December 7 – 8, will bring together leaders from the finance, legal and business communities to discuss the issues affecting
Google’s patent buying program, an apparent success, is thinly reported
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
High Court’s ruling on damages may re-invigorate patent licensing
The Supreme Court of the United States is in the position to make patent licensing meaningful again. At least that is what some experts believe.
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