Patent Valuation

Need to know what the price of a bundle of patents is? Whether you are buying, selling, evaluating the price of assets in M&A, bankruptcy, or even looking for an internal transfer price, we have the experience and data to support a market price valuation.

With our proprietary database of over 18,000 patent purchase deals, we can find comparable deals and provide you with a data-driven market price. Our data has been used for more than ten years to create the leading secondary patent market reports (download the 2019 patent market report here).

From only a few patents to portfolios of thousands, whether you are determining a price for an SEC filing, bidding on assets in a bankruptcy, or selling patents, we have valuation solutions that fit your needs.

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Case Studies & Publications

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“A Rapid Analysis of Intel’s Connected Devices Patent Portfolio.” Richardson. IAM Media (March 2020)

Late last year, Intel resurfaced the sale of a connected devices patent portfolio that was sidelined during the $1 billion sale of the majority of their smartphone modem assets to Apple (which included a pile of cellular wireless related patents).

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The 2019 Brokered Patent Market Report is Now Available

Since average price per patent was the “worst thing that has ever happened to patents”, we are pleased to introduce the new worst thing ever.

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“The Yahoo Patent Portfolio: What Is the Market Price Today?” Richardson et. al. IPWatchdog (April 2016)

How much is Yahoo's patent portfolio worth? Business Insider reports that it could generate up to $3B. We disagree, and we use data to show why. With an estimated street price of $772M (high of $1.15B, a low of $393M), Yahoo has a valuable asset, just not a $3B asset.

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