IP-backed lending is becoming a serious option for many companies
Utilising patents as collateral for credit can save expense or even provide capital when VC or traditional lenders refuse
Utilising patents as collateral for credit can save expense or even provide capital when VC or traditional lenders refuse
No commonly used valuation methods are much help at putting a number on an entire portfolio unless there is a specific transaction on the horizon. Cipher’s Nigel Swycher and Steve Harris suggest an original methodology to fill this gap
Legislators put pharma companies under the microscope and blame a law signed by President Trump in 2017 for patent-based payment mitigation
Immuno-oncology inventorship battle highlights IP dangers of research collaboration
23 July 2020
The current crisis has affected M&A in the sector, but older trends will shape longer-term deal-making
22 July 2020
With the promising news today that a coronavirus vaccine being developed by scientists at the university is safe and triggers an immune response, we revisit our exclusive April interview with the head of Oxford's tech transfer office in which he talks about its new, expedited, approach to granting covid-related licences
20 July 2020
Telco plans to make smartphones and produce made-in-India 5G network gear. The company recently landed in hot water for copying the design of Zoom’s teleconferencing platform
17 July 2020
“We have a much more knowledgeable, skilled and entrepreneurial client base these days,” says Andrew Tingey
14 July 2020
CNIPA mid-year press conference also reveals PCT filings on track to increase in 2020, despite greater business risks overseas for Chinese firms
09 July 2020
Analysis shows that assets listed on the platform sell at a higher rate than average, while they are also litigated more often
07 July 2020
Study claims that Board has led to an increase in business activity in the US and looks set to influence policy discussions
26 June 2020
The IAM/ktMINE US Patent Elite share tracker shows that a composite of the publicly-quoted companies in the rankings out-performed the NASDAQ, the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Germany's Dax Index
24 June 2020
Attorneys and academics convened by Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry weigh in on key debates in the wireless licensing space
24 June 2020
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