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Pre-IPO Snap, with $25B valuation, paid $9M for 245 IBM patents

February 13, 2017 Bruce Berman

A soft market for patent licensing has not stopped the right patent portfolio from commanding a respectable price from the right buyer – at the

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Experts: Void from U.S. patent “train wreck” is being filled by China’s patent system

January 18, 2017 Bruce Berman

In a few short years China’s patent system has gone from an IP rights wannabe to one of the most responsive and patent-friendly systems in

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China is poised to overtake the U.S. as the leading patent system

January 11, 2017 Bruce Berman

A few years ago a company whose patents were violated in China had little or no chance of defending its rights.  Determined to move beyond

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Mobile & Other Patents will Play a Role in Pantech Bankruptcy Sale

October 2, 2014 Bruce Berman

Expect a transaction to yield some clues about which smart phone-related patents are interesting, what they are worth and to whom. Struggling South Korean handset

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Patent Pricing: One Part Market Value; Two Parts Perceived Need

March 28, 2014 Bruce Berman

Google’s recent sale of Motorola Mobility’s handset business to China’s Lenovo is an illustration of how what appeared to have been an over zealous acquisition in 2012 is starting

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Since founding Brody Berman Associates in 1988 Bruce has been working with IP holders, executives and investors, as well as more than 80 law firms and their clients. In 2016 he founded the Center for IP Understanding, an independent non-profit, www.understandingip.org. He has been on an IAM 300 Leading IP Strategist every year since 2011 and is a member of its Hall of Fame Academy.

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