INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRADING EXCHANGE

• US 20100262530A1
• Filed: 03/29/2010
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IPXI Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Ocean Tomo LLP (Ocean Tomo, LLC)
• Inventors: Lasinski, Michael J., Malackowski, James E.
• Granted Patent: US 8,180,711 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06393 Score-carding, benchmarking or key performance indicator [KPI] analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 705/901 Digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 705/902 Licensing digital content
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 705/91 including third party for collecting or distributing payment, e.g. Clearing house
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 705/911 Copy protection or prevention

Abstract

A computerized intellectual property trading exchange is disclosed for facilitating the trading of license contracts relating to intellectual property rights or pools of intellectual property rights. The exchange includes at least one intellectual property license contract relating to intellectual property rights or pools of intellectual property rights and a computer-accessible 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.

Claims

1. A computerized intellectual property trading exchange for facilitating the trading of intellectual property rights, said computerized exchange comprising:

a computerized storage device configured to store at least one unitized intellectual property license contract, said at least one unitized license contract relating to intellectual property rights or a pool of intellectual property rights, said at least one unitized license contract comprising the right to provide licenses to practice said intellectual property or said pool of intellectual property rights for a predetermined quantity of instances;

a computer-accessible forum, said computer-accessible forum defining at least one regulation of trading and at least one requirement of listing on said computerized exchange, said computer-accessible forum configured to allow a plurality of participants to trade said at least one unitized license contract, said plurality of participants comprising;

at least one seller, said at least one seller having said at least one unitized license contract, said at least one seller desiring to sell said at least one unitized license contract;

at least one underwriter, said at least one underwriter desiring to purchase said at least one unitized license contract for resale through said computer-accessible forum; and

at least one buyer, said at least one buyer desiring to obtain said at least one unitized license contract through said computer-accessible forum.

2. The computerized intellectual property trading exchange of claim 1 wherein said at least one underwriter is committed to purchase a predetermined number of unitized license contracts.

3. The computerized intellectual property trading exchange of claim 1 wherein said at least one underwriter is committed to resell a predetermined number of unitized license contracts through said intellectual property trading exchange.

4. The computerized intellectual property trading exchange of claim 1 wherein said at least one regulation of trading complies with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

5. The computerized intellectual property trading exchange of claim 1 wherein said at least one regulation of trading complies with Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933.

6. The computerized intellectual property trading exchange of claim 1 further comprising an electronic database operatively connected to said computerized intellectual property trading exchange, said electronic database configured to store information relating to said unitized license contract, including sales information.

7. The computerized intellectual property trading exchange of claim 6 further comprising a platform operatively connected to said computerized intellectual property trading exchange and said electronic database, said platform having an internet connection and being configured to communicate information stored in said electronic database to said at least one buyer via said interne connection.

8. The computerized intellectual property trading exchange of claim 1 wherein said computer-accessible forum defines at least one requirement for said intellectual property rights contained by said pool.

9. The computerized intellectual property trading exchange of claim 1 wherein said buyer gains rights to each of said intellectual property rights Contained by said pool.

10. The computerized intellectual property trading exchange of claim 1 wherein said seller receives royalties from each of said intellectual property rights contained by said pool.

11. The computerized intellectual property trading exchange of claim 1 wherein said royalties are based on a weighting formula relating to said pool of intellectual property rights.

12. A computer-implemented method for trading at least one unitized license contract relating to intellectual property rights or a pool of intellectual property rights by at least one seller to at least one buyer through a computer-accessible intellectual property exchange, said method comprising the steps of

storing in a computerized storage device information describing said at least one seller having said at least one unitized license contract relating to said intellectual property rights or said pool of intellectual property rights;

storing in a computerized storage device information describing at least one underwriter desiring to obtain said at least one unitized license contract for resale on said computer-accessible intellectual property exchange by storing in said computerized storage device information describing licenses to practice said intellectual property or said pool of intellectual property for a predetermined quantity of instances;

storing in said computerized storage device information describing said at least one buyer purchasing said at least one unitized license contract through said computer-accessible intellectual property exchange; and

processing in a microprocessor the clearing of said purchase by said buyer of said at least one unitized license contract.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein said at least one underwriter commits to purchase a predetermined number of unitized license contracts.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein said at least one underwriter commits to resell a predetermined number of unitized license contracts through said intellectual property trading exchange.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein said at least one underwriter commits to resell pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein said at least one underwriter commits to resell pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933.

17. A computer-implemented method for trading at least one unitized license contract relating to intellectual property rights or a pool of intellectual property rights by at least one seller to at least one buyer through a computer-accessible intellectual property exchange, said method comprising the steps of:

storing in a computerized storage device information describing said at least one seller having said intellectual property rights or said pool of intellectual property rights;

storing in a computerized storage device information describing said at least one unitized license contract between said at least one seller and said computer-accessible intellectual property exchange, said at least one unitized license contract relating to said intellectual property rights or said pool of intellectual property rights;

storing in a computerized storage device information describing at least one underwriter desiring to obtain said at least one unitized license contract for resale on said computer-accessible intellectual property exchange by storing in said computerized storage device information describing licenses to practice said intellectual property or said pool of intellectual property for a predetermined quantity of instances;

processing in a microprocessor a listing on said computer-accessible intellectual property exchange of said at least one unitized license contract;

storing in said computerized storage device information describing said at least one buyer purchasing said at least one unitized license contract through said computer-accessible intellectual property exchange; and

processing in a microprocessor the clearing of said purchase by said buyer of said at least one unitized license contract.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein said at least one underwriter commits to purchase a predetermined number of unitized license contracts.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein said at least one underwriter commits to resell a predetermined number of unitized license contracts through said intellectual property trading exchange.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein said at least one underwriter commits to resell pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

21. The method of claim 19 wherein said at least one underwriter commits to resell pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933.

22. The method of claim 17 wherein said pool of intellectual property rights is increased or decreased in number based on at least one requirement.

23. The method of claim 17 wherein said step of clearing further comprises payment of royalties to said buyer.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein said royalties are based on a weighting formula relating to said pool of intellectual property rights.