IP CloseUp 30

“Turn and face the strange” – Patent values fall to earth; PIPCOs, too

July 31, 2017 Bruce Berman

Changes, or should we say “ch-ch-changes,” channeling David Bowie, who reinvented himself repeatedly, have decimated the performance of most publicly held patent licensing companies. Public

InterDigital leads PIPX public IP stock index to a 44.9% gain for 2016

January 5, 2017 Bruce Berman

The PIPX public IP licensing company stock index soared to a 44.9% increase in 2016, led by an impressive 86.3% move for InterDigital. With a

Patent licensing index significantly outperformed the S&P 500 in Q1

April 12, 2016 Bruce Berman

The eagerly sought bottom for publicly traded patent licensing companies may have been reached according to the data provided by an intellectual property index that

Burford Capital, Digimarc and Imagination added to IP CloseUp 30

February 15, 2016 Bruce Berman

Three public companies that are active in patent licensing or highly dependent on patents for success have been added to the IP CloseUp 30 index

1Q + 2Q 2015 = downer for most PIPCOs; a few bright spots shine

July 7, 2015 Bruce Berman

Shares of public IP companies (PIPCOs) continued to fare poorly in the 2Q of 2015. The stock of companies with larger market capitalization tended to

A Few IP Stocks Shined in 2014; Most Declined, Some Significantly

January 8, 2015 Bruce Berman

Size helped in 2014 when it came to public IP licensing company stock performance, but it did not assure success. As a group, the twelve

VirnextX Settles with Miscrosoft Over Skype; Vringo is Delisted

December 21, 2014 Bruce Berman

VirnetX announced that it has settled a patent infringement suit with Microsoft for $23 million sending its shares up 20%. VirnetX (NYSE: VHC), whose stock had

Nine Companies in IP CloseUp 30 Index Fall Below $1/share

December 17, 2014 Bruce Berman

More than one-third of the IP CloseUp® 30 public patent licensing companies (or PIPCOs) are currently selling for less than or about $1 per share —

IP CloseUp 30 Index is Updated

March 19, 2014 Bruce Berman

Exclusion of two prominent patent holders will make the IP CloseUp® 30 index of publicly held IP companies (PIPCOs) more relevant. ARM (ARM.L) and Qualcomm (QCOM),

Rockstar’s Deal with Spherix Could be a Game-Changer for IP Investors

July 22, 2013 Bruce Berman

The emerging public IP company space took an an unexpectedly positive turn last week. Rockstar Consortium, with a portfolio of more than 4,000 communications patents,

“Hot Topic” Luncheon will Explore the Impact of Public IP Companies

April 29, 2013 Bruce Berman

Are publicly-owned businesses that monetize patents a catalyst for innovation and job creation or a roadblock to profits? Georgia State University College of Law is