This week IPwe, the company headed by former patent litigation king Erich Spangenberg, acquired ClearAccess IP, a venture-backed, Palo Alto-based IP analytics company associated through
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Taking PIPCOs private – rethinking public IP (patent licensing) companies
The shares of most publicly traded companies that rely primarily on patent licensing, litigation settlements or damages awards for revenue have fared poorly compared to
PIPX IP stock index down 8.7% in Q1 after being up 11.2% and 20.4%
The PIPX public IP licensing company stock index came back down to earth in the first quarter of 2017. For Q1 the PIPX index was
PIPCO stocks soar in a surprising first half for the second quarter
In what some patent holders are hoping will be a harbinger of things to come, publicly traded IP licensing companies are enjoying an unusually strong
PIPX patent licensing company index beat the S&P 500 in the 2Q
The PIPX Index of 14 of the larger publicly held patent licensing companies rose by 2.1% for the second quarter 2015, beating the S&P 500
Patent values are hit by uncertainty; operating co buying overtakes NPE
Three things are needed to succeed today in patent licensing: more capital, more patience and more good patents, which are in increasingly short supply. Uncertainty
Does Google’s patent buying experiment put it in competition w/ Intellectual Ventures and RPX?
On Friday May 8 Google will launch a two week experiment in acquiring patents from mainly small businesses and inventors. Directly, or indirectly, the Patent
Some Licensing Companies will Likely Benefit from Higher Patent Hurdles
As businesses adjust to new judicial and legislative requirements public patent licensing companies will have to work harder and think smarter to compete against the
New Patent Sector Index: PIPCOs Trail the S&P 500 over 3-Yr Period
Despite their increased size and capital most small public companies that rely significantly on patent licensing have yet to prove they can compete with other
Top Plaintiffs are Operating Cos Not NPEs, New Study Shows
Seven of the top ten plaintiffs with the most patents asserted in cases open in 2013 are operating companies. Data presented in a report released
Can a Publicly Held Patent Buying Service Solve the ‘Troll’ Problem?
An article in Fortune by a former litigator examines a possible market solution for what he calls “the nation’s most pressing legal challenge.” Taking on the Trolls
Liquidation Value of Alcatel IP Rights is said to be $3.9B to $5.9B
Bernstein Research and WSJ say that the company’s patent value is up to three times greater than its current market cap A credible news source
