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SVB’s collapse is a reminder of how far IP finance still has to travel

Like many others, the bank held thousands of patents as security for loan deals, but almost certainly had no idea of their value – or lack of it

The Market Makers of 2022: top 20 revealed

Marconi's Kasim Alfalahi takes the top spot for Avanci's stellar showing in our countdown of the patent market’s most innovative and influential dealmakers and decision takers

Patent litigation finance skyrockets in past three years

We compiled data from Westfleet Advisors’ annual litigation funding reports to find patent finance shot up by nearly 50% since 2020 – to the benefit of rights holders

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Covid and economic fears spur rising IP monetisation trend

Companies in more industries and sectors are looking to raise capital using their intellectual property as collateral

28 September 2022

The IP-backed finance and litigation funding markets revolution

Insurance policy types are proliferating and the increased certainty is attracting new lenders – a virtuous circle that looks set to cut capital costs for IP-rich companies

28 September 2022

How flawed fintechs are running out of gas

Plummeting fintech stock prices are leading to an urgent re-evaluation of certain business models in the space. However, a closer look at intangible assets might hold the solution to this dilemma.

28 September 2022

Meet 2022’s IP Hall of Fame inductees

Following a selection process that ran between March and May, IAM announced that four new individuals had been chosen to join the IP Hall of Fame in 2022: Pravin Anand, Justice Stephen Breyer, Louis Foreman and James Malackowski. They were officially inducted at this year’s IPBC Global in June.

14 September 2022

$600 million BlackBerry patent deal still alive despite exit of key financial backer

Third Eye Capital syndicate due to provide $400 million for the purchase of the portfolio pulls out, but replacements are said to be on hand

31 August 2022

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

05 August 2022

The contribution patents make to enterprise value

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

03 August 2022

IP tax strategies come under fire from US senators

Legislators put pharma companies under the microscope and blame a law signed by President Trump in 2017 for patent-based payment mitigation

01 August 2022

How the IVSC is preparing to accelerate intangible assets valuation in Asia

After establishing an office in Asia, the CEO of the International Valuation Standards Council expands on plans to escalate intangible assets valuation in the region

26 July 2022

Lessons from China's $46 billion IP financing market

After over a decade and the involvement of various stakeholders, China achieved $46 billion in IP financing in 2021

08 July 2022

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