by Louis Carbonneau | Feb 3, 2021 | IP Market Updates
Hello all, After a few weeks of quasi normalcy on the political front as this new US government works to actually govern, it almost feels like we can focus once again on minimizing the toll of the pandemic and rebuilding our economy. Lest most have forgotten, we still... 
by Louis Carbonneau | Jan 13, 2021 | IP Market Updates
Hello all, With 2020 FINALLY behind us, and a few blissful days of hope in 2021, I think most of us saw a light on the horizon and believed 2020 was just a bad dream, a really really bad dream. 2021 is going to be great, right?… sigh. As we all recognize by... 
by Louis Carbonneau | Dec 22, 2020 | IP Market Updates
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 Updates
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 Updates
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 Updates
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...