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Exclusive Licenses Can Be More Valuable Than Owning Patents Outright
Patents encapsulate the hopes and dreams of a company and many investors, CEOs, and inventors have a negative gut reaction about not “owning” their patents. For some reason, “owning” their patents is a deeply emotional issue, but it should not be. Exclusive licenses offer far more benefits than “owning.”
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Why IoT Patents are Hot
Most people do not realize that there is an extensive, highly developed secondary market for patents. This market runs under the radar for the most part, with occasional news stories about “patent trolls”. However, it is very sophisticated, well financed, and trades tens of billions of dollars of patent assets every year.
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Investing In Patents Website Launched
Angel or venture capital investors often just “check the box” for patents, but few really understand how the system works. Most investors are shocked to know that many of the patents their portfolio companies are filing are actually damaging, not helping the company.
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Patent Financing: How startups can obtain funding for their patent applications
Note: This article originally appeared on IPWatchdog.
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BlueIron IP Invests in Novum Concepts
BROOMFIELD, CO — As former paramedics, Mike Kobneck and Kevin Scardina have special insight into what emergency room personnel need while awaiting a patient arriving by ambulance for treatment.
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Patents Multiply Your Investment in a Company
Note: this is an excerpt from my book “Investing In Patents.”
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A Lifestyle Business Makes Investors Jealous
The term “lifestyle business” is used pejoratively to smear businesses that angels or venture capitalists can’t fund, but is really something about having a PROFITABLE business. Investors are just jealous that “lifestyle entrepreneurs” don’t need them.
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Foundation of Investment Grade Patents
Getting solid, investment-grade patents is less about finding the gem as much as removing the dirt so that there are more possible gems in the portfolio. We do not know which patent will ultimately be the gem, but we can dramatically increase our chances by removing the ones with poor likelihood of succeeding.
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Patents Are Similar to Stock Options
Patents are an inherently risky investment and have lots of similarities to options trading. This is because they have value only when the market comes to them. At the time you purchase an option – and at the time you create a patent – you must place a bet on where the market will go.…
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BlueIron Skewers Traditional Patent Attorney Role with Unique Investment Model
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