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
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IP licensing leader Tessera renamed Xperi Corp in rebranding push
One of the leading public IP licensing companies, or PIPCOs, Tessera Holding Corporation, has changed its name to Xperi Corporation, an indication that it has

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

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

PIPEX patent company index falls 15.4% for 3Q, double the S&P 500
The PIPEX intellectual property sector stock index fell more than twice as much as the S&P 500 as the effects of the Alice and IPRs,

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

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

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

InterDigital and Tessera Soar in (for now) a Strong 4Q for Stocks
The stock market continues to defy expectations. Even more surprising, a few PIPCOs have dramatically outperformed it. Smaller cap patent stocks have not fared so

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

The Great Patent Debate Will Kick-Off Day Two of World IP Business Congress in San Francisco
Do Patents Help or Hurt Innovation? Skepticism about the patent system is growing even as more businesses and people benefit from IP rights. Recent passage