Business-Focused
IP Services

With the right approach, IP can be a solid business asset—particularly for growing companies in the tech space. We help clients build strong IP portfolios by evaluating their existing patents, identifying opportunities to get more out of IP and addressing competitive risks that might be around the corner.

Whether we’re negotiating a patent deal, supporting patent defense or counter assertions, planning next steps for patent monetization or helping you understand where to start building your portfolio, we create a clear plan for action while keeping your business goals in mind.

We know our way around the tactical aspects of IP. More importantly, we know what those tactics can mean for your business. We can help you understand where you are today and how to navigate to where you’d like to be.

  • "The ROL Group has helped us take a different view on how we think about our patent strategy. It isn’t just about building a strong portfolio to secure near term and long term competitive advantage. It’s also about building an integrated portfolio that can achieve our business goals. Patents are integrated into our overall strategic plan from product development to commercialization."

Case Studies & Publications

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Patent Monetization, Patent Strategy, Patent Market, Richardson Oliver Insights, Business-Focused IP Services
“As the Economy Closed Companies, Here's a Patent Monetisation Primer.” Richardson et. al. IAM Media (April 2024)
Patent Monetization, Patent Strategy, Patent Market, Richardson Oliver Insights, Business-Focused IP Services

What do you do to monetise and IP portfolio when you don’t know where to start? That’s a question that patent portfolio managers might face when their executives want to know what the patent monetisation options are when a business winds down.

Patent Monetization, Patent Strategy, Patent Market, Richardson Oliver Insights, Business-Focused IP Services
Patent Strategy, Business Strategy, Business-Focused IP Services
“Autonomous Trucking Innovator TuSimple Reveals its Patent Strategy.” Liu et. al. IAM Media (November 2023)
Patent Strategy, Business Strategy, Business-Focused IP Services

How do you set and execute a patent strategy for a high-growth, pre-revenue, technology company? That was the challenge the TuSimple team faced soon after the company was founded in 2015.

In this article, we present various strategies and best practices the firm’s team implemented. In some instances, the team made solid initial choices; in other cases, they adapted to sea changes in response to the business and the market. Overall, TuSimple picked a path that allowed for flexibility and adaptability that enabled a competitive patent portfolio.

Patent Strategy, Business Strategy, Business-Focused IP Services
Patent Portfolios, Startups, IP Portfolio Building, Patent Strategy, Corporate IP Strategy, Business-Focused IP Services
Podcast: Startups and Patent Portfolio Building - IP Counsel Cafe
Patent Portfolios, Startups, IP Portfolio Building, Patent Strategy, Corporate IP Strategy, Business-Focused IP Services

When do startups and younger companies need to start building their patent portfolios? When do you transition from trade secret to patent? Will a patent portfolio help you secure funding? What are investors looking for? How can a startup continue portfolio building during an economic downturn?

Patent Portfolios, Startups, IP Portfolio Building, Patent Strategy, Corporate IP Strategy, Business-Focused IP Services
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Patent Assertion, Patent Licensing, Patent Strategy, Business-Focused IP Services, Patent Monetization
“The Patent Enforcement Iceberg.” Lemley et. al. Stanford Law School (December 2017)
Patent Assertion, Patent Licensing, Patent Strategy, Business-Focused IP Services, Patent Monetization

We surveyed 30 leading technology companies to discover how much many unseen patent assertions they face in a year. Unseen patent assertions are invitations to take a patent license where there is no litigation. We use the data to extrapolate the costs to these companies.

Patent Assertion, Patent Licensing, Patent Strategy, Business-Focused IP Services, Patent Monetization
Business-Focused IP Services
“Stop Patent Troll Armageddon: Use Defensive Aggregators.” Richardson et. al. Landslide (March 2017)
Business-Focused IP Services

How do you respond to NPE threats and litigations, both anticipated and actual? One cost-effective strategy is the use of defensive aggregators.

Business-Focused IP Services
LinkedIn, Patent Acquisition, Patent Assertion, Business-Focused IP Services, Patent Buying, Corporate Patent Assertion Defense, IP Portfolio Building
“How and Why LinkedIn Learned to Love Patents.” Harrington et. al. IAM Magazine Issue 82 (March 2017)
LinkedIn, Patent Acquisition, Patent Assertion, Business-Focused IP Services, Patent Buying, Corporate Patent Assertion Defense, IP Portfolio Building

LinkedIn was a big brand name with a small patent portfolio – a combination that made it vulnerable to a patent attack. In 2012 the LinkedIn decided to do something about it.

LinkedIn, Patent Acquisition, Patent Assertion, Business-Focused IP Services, Patent Buying, Corporate Patent Assertion Defense, IP Portfolio Building
Business Strategy, Patent Strategy, Return On Investment, Business-Focused IP Services
“Modeling the Value of a Strategic Patent Portfolio for High-Tech Companies.” Oliver et. al. IPWatchdog (February 2016)
Business Strategy, Patent Strategy, Return On Investment, Business-Focused IP Services

Are you looking for a financial model to explain your patent development and acquisition programs? We show how to answer your CEO’s, or GC’s, question about how much to spend on patents.

Business Strategy, Patent Strategy, Return On Investment, Business-Focused IP Services