In December 2013 Intellectual Ventures (IV) took a step towards transparency by publicly listing about 33,000 of its patent assets, representing 82% of its patent monetization portfolio (http://patents.intven.com/finder). Analyzing IV’s portfolio has now become a tractable problem. Kent Richardson and Erik Oliver penned an article for IAM Magazine that examines what is in the portfolio, what IV buys and what IV did after the purchases.

We are pleased to announce that Kent Richardson, Erik Oliver and Monica Winghart have been selected for inclusion in Intellectual Asset Management Magazine's IAM Strategy 300: The World's Leading IP Strategists.

Given the myriad of ways companies use to monetize their intellectual property how can you decide which approach you should take?

"In the next issue of IAM we will be publishing an article by Kent Richardson and Erik Oliver, of ROL Group, which looks at 186 patent packages – consisting of a total of 5,394 issued US patents and 7,595 total patent assets worldwide – offered by brokers and other sellers over the past three years.

While the brokered patent market in the United States is going strong, there is still little analysis of this business. Our review of 222 deals offers insight into what is becoming a lucrative market. Here, we present our analysis of the brokered patent market in 2013.

If you have ever been involved in an opposition or cancellation proceeding before the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO’s TTAB), there probably came a time when you wondered if there was a better, more efficient way to resolve trademark registration disputes.

Curious as to what is selling within the patent market? We have created a snapshot of the 2013 patent brokerage market by analyzing the deals we've seen throughout the industry in the past four years.

We look at 186 patent sales packages – consisting of a total of 5,394 issued US patents and 7,595 total patent assets worldwide – offered by brokers and other sellers over the past three years. Analysis includes average asking prices ($344K per asset), time to close is about 180 days, and 16% actually sell.

Although sales of brokered patent packages reach an estimated $153 million a year, lack of data makes this a tricky market to evaluate. We attempt to illuminate this information void with our review of 186 patent packages consisting of a total of 5,394 issued US patents and 7,595 total patent assets worldwide.

Companies have more options than ever before as they decide between investing in the development of a certain technological capability internally, licensing-in technology, or buying a patent or patents to obtain the freedom to operate. We and several other panelists discuss what IP lawyers both in-house and at law firms should bring to the table in these discussions.

How can you be sure you are conducting proper diligence on IP assets when evaluating large patent portfolios during a potential merger & acquisition? Kent Richardson presents with several other IP experts as to how to conduct and budget diligence regardless of asset number, patent families or tech landscapes.

Even within a single organization several theories about how to monetize intellectual property can exist. We look into how to help you reconcile these different viewpoints to establish a clear business case and keep everyone on the same page.

What are patent aggregators? What do they do? How do they differ? We take a detailed look at the rise of patent aggregators and how this rise has affected the industry.

You can sell your patents for a cash infusion. If you have a patent portfolio, you may want to consider selling your patents to meet your cash needs. We analyze the steps to selling your patents, including developing the sales package and finding the right price.

What is happening with the 2009 patent transaction market, and how can buyers and sellers agree upon their notion of IP value?

Presentation on patent monetization requirements and best practices.

We interviewed leading IP executives across the high tech industry as well as clients, colleagues and even competitors to provide you with valuable insights into the future of the patent market. Our conclusion: there has never been a better time to acquire high-quality patents at low prices.

We present a proposal for evaluating the total infringed market (TIM) and serviceable infringed market (SIM), and analogies to metrics used in product marketing.

A panel discussion on the challenges of patent monetization.