INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRADING EXCHANGE
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Abstract
A computerized intellectual property trading exchange is disclosed for facilitating the trading of license contracts relating to intellectual property rights. The exchange includes at least one intellectual property license contract relating to 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.
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44 Claims
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18. A computer-implemented method for operating an exchange for the trading of intellectual property rights through the exchange, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing in a computerized storage device in communication with a microprocessor information describing at least one intellectual property portfolio; storing in the computerized storage device information describing a listing on the exchange of the unitized license rights relating to the intellectual property portfolio, the listing including initial pricing information relating to the unitized license rights; storing in the computerized storage device information describing a change in the pricing information relating to the unitized license rights listed on the exchange; and processing in the microprocessor changes in the pricing information relating to the unitized license rights listed on the exchange to track such price changes. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computerized exchange for facilitating the trading of intellectual property rights comprising:
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a computerized storage device in communication with a microprocessor configured to store information describing at least one intellectual property portfolio; information describing a listing on the exchange of the unitized license rights relating to the intellectual property portfolio stored on the computerized storage device, the listing including initial pricing information relating to the unitized license rights; information describing a change in the pricing information relating to the unitized license rights listed on the exchange stored on the computerized storage device; and the microprocessor configured to process changes in the pricing information relating to the unitized license rights listed on the exchange to track such price changes. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A computer-implemented method for operating a computer-accessible exchange for the trading of intellectual property rights through the exchange, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing in a computerized storage device in communication with a microprocessor information describing at least one intellectual property portfolio; storing in the computerized storage device information describing a listing on the exchange of the unitized license rights relating to the intellectual property portfolio; storing in the computerized storage device information describing the tracking of sales volume relating to the unitized license rights listed on the exchange; and processing in the microprocessor changes in the sales volume relating to the unitized license rights listed on the exchange to determine whether to list on the exchange additional unitized license rights relating to the intellectual property. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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