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LES Silicon Valley – Patent
Market Overview
Kent Richardson
March 22, 2017
Contact Information:
+1 (650) 967-6555
kent@richardsonoliver.com
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Patent Buying Ecosystem
Patent
Market
Buyers
• Apple, Amazon, Facebook,
Google, Intel, Microsoft,
Qualcomm
• Intellectual Ventures, Acacia
• RPX, OIN, AST, Unified
Patents
Sellers
• SMEs, Cisco, Yahoo!, ATT,
Verizon
• Intellectual Ventures, AST,
RPX
Deal Makers & Brokers
• Richardson Oliver Law Group
• Quinn Pacific, ICAP, Patent
Profit
• Bankers, law firms, IAM
managers
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How Big Is the Patent Market?
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•Since 2011 we have tracked over $11B in patent packages across more than 90,000 patent assets
•Over 100 technology categories represented across hardware, software, communications; including automotive-specific categories
Substantial market
•772 packages, over 11,000 assets
•Takeaway: Monitoring the market enables cost effective risk mitigation
2016 market robust, but...
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What’s Hot in the Patent Market Today
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Asking Prices Are Stabilizing
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