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“The Trouble With Patent-Troll-Hunting.” The Economist (December 2019)
The Economist cites Richardson Oliver in their article about curbs on frivolous patent claims potentially encouraging infringement.
Heads Up! 33% of Intellectual Ventures’ Patent Portfolio is Gone (And Not All to Places You’d Hoped)
We analyze Intellectual Ventures' patent portfolio. 33% of IV's assets from their January 2016 public list are gone today. 26% of US issued patents have expired. 10% of IV's issued US patents have sold, 96% went to NPEs, and the rate of sales is accelerating.
“Negotiating With Intellectual Ventures (IV)? What About Their Other Funds?” Richardson et. al. IPWatchdog (May 2016)
Intellectual Ventures has multiple funds. If you have to take a patent license, how do you account for their smaller funds (ISF & IDF) during a negotiation.
Negotiating with Intellectual Ventures (IV)? What about their other funds?
So, what happens when you are negotiating patent peace with Intellectual Ventures (IV) and they cannot guarantee peace?
“How Intellectual Ventures Is Streamlining Its Portfolio.” Richardson et. al. IAM Magazine (May 2016)
We followed up on our 2013 paper investigating Intellectual Venture's patent portfolio to understand what, why and when IV bought, sold and litigated patents. By comparing Intellectual Venture's 2013 assets with its 2016 assets, it is possible to draw conclusions about what you can do to help yourself should IV come knocking.
How Intellectual Ventures Is Streamlining Its Portfolio
Our latest paper on Intellectual Ventures has been published in IAM Magazine (Issue #77). We look at how IV's strategy has shifted, how to reduce your risk of exposure to their portfolio, and what the future might hold for them.
“What's Inside IV's Patent Portfolio.” Richardson et. al. IAM Magazine (July 2014)
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. Analyzing IV’s portfolio has now become a tractable problem.
What's Inside IV's Patent Portfolio?
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.
“The Rise of the Patent Aggregators, Appendix B of Edison in the Boardroom: How Leading Companies Realize Value From Their Intellectual Property.” Richardson et. al. Wiley (November 2011)
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.