In March of this year, Bloomberg reported that IP-focused investment bank MDB Capital had received approval from Arizona’s Committee on Alternative Business Structures to make the patent database and search company PatentVest into an end-to-end law firm—in effect, bringing “startup money, patent protection, and legal guidance under the same roof”. Now, SEC filings indicate that MDB Capital—which reportedly remains the 100% owner of PatentVest—intends to go public, with trading expected to begin as early as next month.