Patent Valuation: How Investors Determine What Intellectual Property Is Worth
An asset can be legally protected and commercially important without having an obvious market price. That problem is particularly pronounced with intellectual property, where a patent can protect a technology for years without generating a single dollar of revenue. Patent valuation therefore requires investors to look beyond the legal existence of an asset and examine […]
The New Market for Intellectual Property: Investing in Patents and Licensing Revenue
Some of the most valuable assets in the modern economy cannot be seen, touched, or stored in a warehouse. Companies increasingly invest in research, software, data, technology and other intangible assets, while intellectual property rights can help protect the commercial results of that investment. For investors, this has created growing interest in patent investment, licensing […]
