Intellectual property trading exchange and a method for trading intellectual property rights
First Claim
1. An intellectual property trading exchange for facilitating the trading of intellectual property rights, said exchange comprising:
- at least one intellectual property license contract, said at least one license contract relating to intellectual property rights;
a forum, said forum defining at least one regulation of trading and at least one requirement of listing on said exchange, said forum configured to allow a plurality of participants to trade said at least one license contract, said plurality of participants comprising;
at least one seller, said at least one seller having said at least one license contract, said at least one seller desiring to trade said at least one license contract; and
at least one buyer, said at least one buyer desiring to obtain said at least one license contract.
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Abstract
An intellectual property trading exchange is disclosed for facilitating the trading of intellectual property rights. The exchange includes at least one intellectual property license contract relating to intellectual property rights and a forum configured to allow a plurality of participants to trade the license contract. The plurality of participants includes at least one seller, which may be the owner, having the license contract and desiring to trade the license contract. The plurality of participants also includes at least one buyer desiring to obtain the license contract. The buyer may be an investor, speculator, market maker, or arbitrageur, who purchases the license contract to achieve appreciation. The buyer also may be a licensee, who purchases the license contract to practice the intellectual property rights.
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30 Claims
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1. An intellectual property trading exchange for facilitating the trading of intellectual property rights, said exchange comprising:
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at least one intellectual property license contract, said at least one license contract relating to intellectual property rights;
a forum, said forum defining at least one regulation of trading and at least one requirement of listing on said exchange, said forum configured to allow a plurality of participants to trade said at least one license contract, said plurality of participants comprising;
at least one seller, said at least one seller having said at least one license contract, said at least one seller desiring to trade said at least one license contract; and
at least one buyer, said at least one buyer desiring to obtain said at least one license contract. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. The trading exchange of claim I wherein said at least one seller comprises an owner of said intellectual property rights, an investment bank, or an investor.
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18. A method for trading at least one license contract relating to intellectual property rights by at least one seller of said license contract to at least one buyer through an intellectual property exchange, said method comprising the steps of:
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said at least one seller listing said at least one license contract on said intellectual property exchange;
said at least one buyer purchasing said at least one license contract through said intellectual property exchange; and
said intellectual property exchange clearing said purchase by said buyer of said at least one license contract. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for trading intellectual property rights by at least one seller of rights to at least one buyer through an intellectual property exchange, said method comprising the steps of:
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said at least one seller offering to at least one investment bank an exclusive license of said intellectual property rights with the right to sub-license said intellectual property rights to said at least one buyer;
said at least one investment bank performing a due diligence review of said intellectual property rights to evaluate the strength of said rights;
said at least one investment bank accepting said exclusive license of said intellectual property rights;
said at least one investment bank listing at least one license contract of said intellectual property rights on said intellectual property exchange;
said at least one buyer purchasing said at least one license contract through said intellectual property exchange; and
said intellectual property exchange clearing said purchase by said buyer of said at least one license contract. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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