by Louis Carbonneau | Dec 22, 2020 | IP Market Insights
Hello all, This is our last newsletter in what is undoubtedly a extraordinary year. I do not know that any of us exited 2019 with a clue of what 2020 would hold. If you are like me, you probably can’t wait to turn the page on what historians (and Amazon of course)...
by Louis Carbonneau | Nov 23, 2020 | IP Market Insights
Hello all, I often joke with friends and colleagues that if you want to become a millionaire, you start as a billionaire and you become… a patent broker! Indeed, this profession is not for the faint of heart as the latest industry report below explains. However,...
by Louis Carbonneau | Nov 10, 2020 | IP Market Insights
Hello all, Well… What a week! At this stage, it appears to be a foregone conclusion that the next US administration will be led by Joe Biden and we can only hope this country will at long last start a collective healing process. It’s been long overdue. As in any...
by Louis Carbonneau | Oct 13, 2020 | IP Market Insights
Hello all, If you recall in our last two columns, I postulated that a couple of recent phenomena were poised to positively impact patent valuations, namely a new policy at the PTAB to not institute cases that are already underway in a parallel district court...
by Louis Carbonneau | Sep 8, 2020 | IP Market Insights
Hello all, Since our August 20th column, a couple of major events took place that may impact things significantly, especially as it pertains to patent valuations. As you know from our periodic analysis of market factors affecting patents as an asset class, one factor...