Shares of many of the leading PIPCOs (public IP licensing companies) significantly under-performed the leading markets indices in 2017, with only a couple showing gains.
Tag: Acacia Research Corporation

Topsy turvy: InterDigital posts 66% drop in 3Q net; Acacia up $158.4M
Public IP company stalwart, InterDigital, with PIPCO-leading performance over the past five years, was hit by a significant drop in its net earnings in the

Shares of patent licensing cos were off in 2Q after a torrid start to year
After a record-breaking first quarter, public IP company shares (PIPCOs) under-performed most stocks versus the S&P 500 index in the second quarter. Following a five-year

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

Leading IP stocks for 1Q include VRNG, RMBS, TSRA, VHC & RPXC
Despite a soft first quarter 2015 for the 13 IP licensing company stocks that comprise the PIPX IP Stock Index, versus the S&P 500, individual

Patent Troll “Witch Hunt” Slammed; IP Litigation Tactics, Too
Companies and lawmakers who bash businesses that license patents got a dose of their own bitter medicine this week when their techniques were compared with

Wall Street to Patents: "We Love You, Man"
IP Cash is King Right Now – JP Morgan analyst Paul Coster takes a long look at Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG), a company that