Posts Tagged: "litigation financing"

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.”

Justin Daniels, previously an IP litigation partner at Proskauer Rose, has joined the Burford team as a Managing Director to develop and manage its IP offering. Burford’s expansion is a response to client demand. Burford is regularly asked to provide litigation finance in connection with IP matters, but has historically not done so because it lacked the necessary expert resources.