Posts Tagged: "IP monetization"

New IP Monetization Models Will Rely Less on Litigation in 2022

From the perspective of the Intangible Investor, 2022 will be a year of new opportunities and transitional growth. IP business models will evolve, and risk and return calculations will become more reliable. In the decade since the America Invents Act (AIA) was enacted, patent licensing challenges have increased for many technology companies and independent inventors. The neutering of software, e-commerce and algorithm patents are at least partly responsible but, amazingly, software-related patents represent almost two-thirds of U.S. grants for the first half of 2021.

Panelists Weigh in On the Future of Patent Monetization

On the penultimate day of IPWatchdog’s CON2020, a session titled “The Future of Monetization” featured a panel of experts discussing how the changing patent policy landscape in the United States continues to alter business models and monetization strategies for associated patents worldwide. The panelists discussed what the future of patent monetization looks like and factors influencing expectations of success. Gene Quinn
, President & CEO of IPWatchdog, Inc., asked each panelist their viewpoint on whether monetization of patents is getting better, worse, or staying the same. Daniel Papst, Managing Director and Co-Owner of Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., said that he is hopeful things will become better in the future.  “The most dire times are behind us; it looks like the market is filled with more liquidity. There have always been portfolios out there that appear to be worth monetizing, and the courts, especially in the U.S., seem to be getting a little more rational again.”

‘Intangible Investor’ Column Moves to IPWatchdog

Starting this week, Bruce Berman, author and CEO of Brody Berman Associates and founder and chairman of the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding, an independent non-profit, will publish his well-known column, the “Intangible Investor” with IPWatchdog.The column ran for 17 years in IAM Magazine and will continue to focus on trends and observations in the realm of IP valuation and investment. Berman spoke with IPWatchdog about the history of the column and what readers can expect going forward.