The IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders guide draws from the worlds of private practice, consulting and other service providers, with specialists from the major IP markets in the America’s, Europe and Asia. Together they boast a wide range of expertise in IP-intensive sectors such as high-tech and life sciences.
Kent Richardson and Erik Oliver of Richardson Oliver Insights are featured leaders in this year’s guide. Kent’s interview is available here. Erik’s interview is available here.
Five years since IAM Market was launched, analysis by Hannes Forssberg Malm and Erik Oliver of Richardson Oliver Insights shows that assets listed on the platform have been put to good use by those who acquire them.
“A Patent’s Journey From IAM Market to Facebook v Blackberry.” Oliver et. al. IAM Media (July 2020), available here.
For ten years, IAM Magazine has selected the top 300 IP strategists in the world. Kent Richardson and Erik Oliver are honored to be included for their tenth and ninth years respectively. From Joff Wild, editor of IAM Magazine, “IAM Strategy 300 has identified individuals who offer top-tier services relating to the development and implementation of strategies which enable IP owners to maximise the value of their portfolios.” Richardson and Oliver are dedicated to bringing greater transparency to the industry through publications and presentations on topics like HEVC licensing, Intellectual Ventures’ holdings, and the secondary patent market. Furthering access to patent market data, Kent Richardson said “With the launch of Richardson Oliver Insights (roipatents.com), we bring our groundbreaking patent market reports and analysis to a broader audience and enable more people to buy, sell, and value patents.”
Read more about the IAM 300 here.
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.
BRIDGE provides an exclusive opportunity for member companies from across the globe — industry leaders and innovative startups — to share ideas, learn from IP experts and build stronger networks that provide value to our member companies.
At the event, Kent Richardson will speak be speaking with Ray Strimaitis, VP, Corporate Development and Global Strategy at AST, on IP in China. We’ll be discussing who’s buying, selling, asserting, and provide an update on PAE litigation.
“So, China – Buyers Sellers Litigation.” Richardson et. al. LOT Network Bridge (May 2018), available here.
Kent Richardson and Erik Oliver are proud and humbled to be selected for the ninth and eighth years respectively for IAM’s Top 300 IP Strategists. From IAM Magazine, “It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 2017 edition of IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists, our annual listing of individuals who our research has revealed specialise in developing and rolling out world-class IP value creation programmes.” You can read more here.
In the July/August IAM Magazine, we present a return on investment financial model for a defensive aggregator. We developed an ROI model for the LOT Network membership. LOT Network works for many companies, but not all. We are releasing the model and a description of how the model works under the Creative Commons license. So, feel free to download the model and try it out. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments.
Download the model here.
Our annual brokered market report is now available for download. We look at the average asking price for patents, who are the biggest buyers and sellers, which brokers are most active, and what happens after the patents are bought.
Download the report here.
The sales market for patent rights continues to vex analysts – especially in terms of valuation. In their Patently-O Patent Law Journal article, Professor Mark Lemley teams up with the Richardson Oliver Law Group to provide further guidance. The article considers how patent litigation outcomes vary according to the identity of the patentee (ownership) and the manner in which the patent was obtained (source), read the article at Patently-O.
“Patent Purchases and Litigation Outcomes.” Lemley et. al. 2016 Patently-O Patent L.J. 15 (December 2016)
Richardson Oliver Law Group congratulates Monica Winghart and Kari Kelly on the launch of their new law firm Centric Legal. Centric Legal will focus on technology transfer, privacy and data protection. We wish them all the success in their new venture and look forward to continued collaboration.