by Louis Carbonneau | Aug 4, 2022 | IP Market Insights
Hello all, Despite the relative quiet of summer, we’d be remiss to ignore the early signs of a certain “movement” favoring those dedicated (for at least the last decade) to weakening the US patent system. The clouds are indeed gathering over what has been a somewhat...
by Louis Carbonneau | Jul 11, 2022 | IP Market Insights
Hello all, The lull of the early summer months provides a great distraction from the shock of recent events that saw the US Supreme Court issue 3 major decisions back-to-back. These decisions fundamentally impacted gun rights, the right to privacy (aka Roe v. Wade)...
by Louis Carbonneau | Jun 16, 2022 | IP Market Insights
Hello all, This week was the annual gathering of the IP Business community at the IPBC Global conference in Chicago. I unfortunately had to skip this year, but there was a lot of interesting information coming out of the 2 day conference, mostly from IAM, the...
by Louis Carbonneau | May 26, 2022 | IP Market Insights
Hello all, Although we have experienced a surge of activity in the patent market, and personally sold or otherwise monetized almost all the portfolios we have taken under brokerage in the past year, it is important to look at a greater data set before jumping to any...
by Louis Carbonneau | May 3, 2022 | IP Market Insights
Hello all, Happy belated World IP Day! Indeed, April 26th was the annual day of the year where people are reminded that there are these things called intellectual property rights and they matter! I celebrated that special day by giving a presentation to the bankers at...
by Louis Carbonneau | Apr 13, 2022 | IP Market Insights
Hello all, Judging by the sheer volume of feedback, our last column entitled, “What Makes a Patent Valuable (or Not)” apparently struck a chord. For those who missed it, here is the link. We often forget the unique nature of this asset class and the...
