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Mid-Year Review
Now that we have firmly closed the first half of the year and are mid-way through Q3, it is a good time to look at some indicators that tend to explain current and future market trends. Whenever I search for influencers of the IP marketplace, I generally look for the...
The Soul of Patents
The recent issuance by the USPTO of its 10 millionth patent marked a symbolic milestone. More importantly, it gave pause for many to reflect upon the fundamental question: why does one file for a patent? Those, like us, who personally interact with inventors daily...
Are we entering IP Market 2.0?
Two weeks ago, the who’s who of the Intellectual Property business community descended on San Francisco to attend the annual IPBC Global 2018. It is at this conference that decision makers from various entities that comprise the IP market convene with the hopes of...
Perhaps There Are Benefits to Cutting Corners
Undoubtedly, the biggest news in the IP community in the past few weeks was the verdict from a California jury that hammered Samsung on May 24th with a $539M award in favor of Apple for literally…cutting corners as per image below. A Samsung...
Help is on the Way!
These were the words from new USPTO director Andrei Iancu when I spoke to him last Thursday at the AIPLA Spring meeting in Seattle (Tangible IP was a sponsor). I’ll come back to this in a minute. By now however, anyone who follows the IP world (even distantly)...
Has the tide just turned?
First, the good news: last month, I commented about the trio of cases for the Federal District (which is the appeals division for all IP cases in the US) that seemed to open the first chink in the Alice armor. As a refresher, Alice is the US Supreme Court case...
Is Alice back in Wonderland?
In this wonderful world of intellectual property, a lot can happen in the course of a month and this last month between our newsletters is no exception. So, where do we start? Let’s maybe launch with the latest news that the Trump administration’s new trade war is now...
Bitcoins, “Bit-Cars,” and Bittersweet News
A few momentous events took place this past week that have important IP related ramifications; i) Crypto currency (aka Bitcoins), after surging spectacularly for months - from $1,000 to $19,000 - continued their apparently limitless climb after it became possible to...
Press & Media
TIP Announces Sale of Media Targeting Patent Portfolio
Seattle - Apriil 27, 2015: TIP Announces Sale of Media Targeting Patent Portfolio TANGIBLE IP announced today the sale of a patent portfolio pertaining to Media Targeting and & Optimization technology belonging to Working Research, Inc. Despite the recent demise...
Tangible IP Announces Sale of Database Portfolio
Seattle – March 23, 2015: Tangible IP Announces Sale of Database Portfolio TANGIBLE IP announced today the sale of a patent portfolio pertaining to relational database technology belonging to TMLN Royalty, Inc. (“TMLN”), formerly TimeLine. The specifics of the...
Tangible IP Announces Record Performance for 2014
Seattle – February 23, 2015: Tangible IP Announces Record Performance for 2014 TANGIBLE IP closed the books on a successful 2014 fiscal year with sales that far exceeded industry average for all transactions it brokered last year. Taking in to account all patent sales...
Pointers: What Makes a Patent Valuable
What Makes a Patent Valuable
How to Work with Brokers and Buyers
This article first appeared in the 2015 edition of the IAM Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st century, a supplement to Intellectual Asset Management (IAM), published by The IP Media Group. To view the guide in full, please go to www.iam-magazine.com How to Work...
Tangible IP Beefs Up Its Management Team
Seattle – October 3, 2014: Tangible IP Beefs Up Its Management Team TANGIBLE IP announced today that several senior and well respected industry experts have joined its management team. These additions will allow the firm to add varied and deep technical expertise to...
Tangible IP Announces Sale of Video on Demand Patent Portfolio
Seattle – September 9, 2014: Tangible IP Announces Sale of Video on Demand Patent Portfolio TANGIBLE IP announced the sale of a patent portfolio pertaining to Video on Demand (VOD) belonging to Canadian company VVS Virtual Video Systems, Inc. (“VVS”). The financials...
Tangible IP Secures License for Seller of Vehicle Inspection Patent Portfolio
Seattle - August 6, 2014: Tangible IP Secures License for Seller of Vehicle Inspection Patent Portfolio Tangible IP announced the license of a patent portfolio pertaining to electronic vehicle inspections belonging to Seattle-based company Fleettrakker, LLC to...
Tangible IP Sells Fluorescent Replacement LED Patent Portfolio
Seattle - July 8, 2014: Tangible IP Sells Fluorescent Replacement LED Patent Portfolio TANGIBLE IP announced the sale of another patent portfolio pertaining to LEDs, belonging to New Orleans, LA company Plastics Inventions & Patents, Inc., d/b/a Beyond Edison. The...
Pointers Alert: Alice Stays in Wonderland … For Now
Pointers Alert: Alice Stays in Wonderland ... For Now
Tangible IP Sells LED Lighting-Related Patent Portfolio
Tangible IP Sells LED Lighting-Related Patent Portfolio Seattle – June 2, 2014. TANGIBLE IP announced the sale of a patent portfolio pertaining to LED remote dimming belonging to Canadian operating company Gecko Alliance Group, Inc. (Gecko), which had become widely...
Pointers Alert: Supreme Court Moves Ahead of Congress and Will Make Patent Trolls Pay Legal Fees
Pointers Alert: Supreme Court Moves Ahead of Congress and Will Make Patent Trolls Pay Legal Fees
Tangible IP Announces Sale of IPTV-Related Patent Portfolio
Tangible IP Announces Sale of IPTV-Related Patent Portfolio
Tangible IP Announces the Sale of a Lighting-Related Portfolio
TANGIBLE IP announced the sale of a patent portfolio pertaining to lighting technology broadly used in households around the globe. The name of the seller or the specifics of the deal could not be disclosed. With this last transaction, the premiere brokerage firm has...
Louis Carbonneau Appointed Venture Partner by Cycle Capital
Seattle - July 22, 2013: TANGIBLE IP, LLC an international patent brokerage and Intellectual Property advisory firm headquartered in Seattle, with offices in San Francisco and Montreal, announced today that its Founder & CEO, Mr. Louis Carbonneau was recently...
Louis Carbonneau Named For Second Year in a Row as One of the World’s Leading IP Strategists
Seattle - June 4, 2013: TANGIBLE IP announced today that its Founder & CEO, Mr. Louis Carbonneau, was named again in 2013 as one of the World's Leading Intellectual Property Strategists by the British publication Intellectual Asset Management (IAM). Last year, Mr....
Tangible IP Announces the Sale of a Wireless Video Patent Portfolio
TANGIBLE IP announced the sale of a patent portfolio pertaining to low power consumption wireless video technology. The brokerage firm was retained after another other brokerage firm failed to bring a suitable offer to the seller, Wireless Imaging, LLC. Tangible IP...
Louis to be Guest Speaker at Merrill Corporation ‘s Annual M&A Conference
Louis will be a guest speaker at Merrill Corporation 's Annual M&A Conference on April 30th in Seattle, WA and on May 1st in Portland, OR. For more details, and to RVSP, click below: Seattle (April 30) Portland (May 1)
Louis Returning as Adjunct Professor for UW’s LLM Program
Louis will be returning as an adjunct professor to the University of Washington's LLM program in Intellectual Property Law & Policy where he has taught IP Licensing since 2009.
Tangible IP in the News
Our CEO, Louis Carbonneau, recently gave an interview to the Montreal based daily newspaper Le Devoir on the lack of IP protection affecting many small Canadian technology companies.
Louis Carbonneau Speaks on IP Strategies for Start-Up Companies
On March 12, 2013, Louis gave a talk in Montreal on the latest trends and directions of the IP market as it pertains to startups. More information here.
The Year 2012 in Review in the IP World
THE YEAR 2012 IN REVIEW IN THE IP WORLD