by Louis Carbonneau | Jun 16, 2022 | IP Market Updates
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 Updates
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 Updates
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 Updates
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... 
by Louis Carbonneau | Mar 22, 2022 | IP Market Updates
Hello all, I took 10 days off earlier this month and unplugged from everything, a first for me. Unfortunately, I came back to a world that looked a lot like the start of WW3. … I know I am not alone but, it has been increasingly difficult to watch a David vs. Goliath... 
by Louis Carbonneau | Feb 11, 2022 | IP Market Updates
Hello and Happy Valentine’s Day to all! Getting one’s booster shot has been the talk of the town. But who would have guessed that the IP Market would get a shot of its own last week? Yes, I am talking about the $600M patent divestiture recently announced by...