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Investor Watch: IP Valuations are Often More “Best-Case Scenario” than Real Market Value

January 13, 2026 Bruce Berman

In real estate value is determined by primarily three factors: location, location, location. For intellectual property rights, especially patents, the location is context.  Investors are

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Identifying Return on IP (ROIP) is More Art than Financial Science; What’s Being Overlooked?

September 7, 2023 Bruce Berman

It’s easy to appreciate intellectual property licensing. C-level executives and investors of all types are among the many who attracted to the revenue and smitten

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IP Rights can Collateralize Business Loans; Tiny Jamaica is Trying to Make it Happen Locally

March 14, 2023 Bruce Berman

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank was largely a failure to understand depositors and the viability of their assets. Some specialized banks are striving to

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Investing in Intellectual Property is a Growing Challenge for Unicorns, Litigants, Technology

February 7, 2023 Bruce Berman

The value of most companies’ today is derived from their intellectual property. So why are IP rights, especially patents, so difficult for investors to understand

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Global Unicorn Population Exceeds 1,000; U.S. Share of Private Billion Dollar Companies Slips

March 8, 2022 Bruce Berman

Private businesses with a $1billion valuation used to be a rarity – “unicorns” in the world of corporate finance. But an explosion of global capital

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A Lone J&J Inventor is Responsible for $14 Billion of Value, Says Analysis Startup PatentVector

January 13, 2022 Bruce Berman

Frederick Shelton IV, arguably the most prolific and financially successful inventors ever, is a Johnson & Johnson medical device innovator unknown to pretty much everyone

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Hinman on UIPM Podcast Debut: Quarterly Reporting of IP Rights Boosts Companies and Investors

December 7, 2021 Bruce Berman

Brian Hinman knows a thing or two about IP rights. Hinman believes that companies need to scrutinize them more systematically and openly if they hope

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Value of top brands grew by 8% to $2.33 trillion; bigtech leads; Facebook declines

June 25, 2019 Bruce Berman

The 100 top global brands, led by technology companies, are up 8% over last year and are worth a cumulative $2.33 trillion. It’s no surprise

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Bruce Berman is a veteran IP communications expert, editor and innovation strategist. He is in close contact with the leading IP owners and influencers, and tracks the latest trends and developments, including data, strategy and performance.

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, which holds the annual IP Awareness Summit, www.understandingip.org. He has been on an IAM 300 Leading IP Strategist every year since its inception in 2011 and is a member of the Hall of Fame Academy.

Bruce is responsible for five books, including the widely read "From Ideas to Assets." He wrote The 'Intangible Investor' column for every issue of IAM Magazine from 2003-2020, which he now contributes to IP Watchdog. IP CloseUp has generated more than 495,000 visits since it was established in 2012. For Bruce's full bio, visit www.brodyberman.com or read it here:
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