Method and system for patent valuation
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of computing an estimate of value EV of a first patent of a patent portfolio providing patent monopoly over an applicable period, the applicable period comprising a plurality of l subperiods, the patent portfolio comprising a plurality of n patents, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining an average subperiodic value V of the patent portfolio over the applicable period;
(b) generating a plurality of matrix elements pij, one matrix element pij per combination of jth patent of the patent portfolio and sequential subperiod i of the applicable period, so that the following relationship is satisfied for 1≦
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Abstract
Patent valuation method uses discounted present value analysis and statistical risk adjustment techniques to compute an estimate of the value of a patent or portfolio of patents. The present value of the projected incremental annual income generated by the patent monopoly is adjusted for the probabilities of actual infringement, the owner'"'"'s willingness and ability to enforce the patent rights, and the probabilities that the individual patents will be held not invalid, not unenforceable, and infringed. A formal matrix approach is used to construct a patent portfolio weight matrix and arrive at an estimate of the relative values of the individual patents within the portfolio.
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96 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of computing an estimate of value EV of a first patent of a patent portfolio providing patent monopoly over an applicable period, the applicable period comprising a plurality of l subperiods, the patent portfolio comprising a plurality of n patents, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining an average subperiodic value V of the patent portfolio over the applicable period;(b) generating a plurality of matrix elements pij, one matrix element pij per combination of jth patent of the patent portfolio and sequential subperiod i of the applicable period, so that the following relationship is satisfied for 1≦
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27. A computer-implemented method of computing an estimate of value EV of a constituent patent of a patent portfolio providing patent monopoly over an applicable period, the applicable period comprising a plurality of l subperiods, the patent portfolio comprising a plurality of n patents, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) a step for obtaining an average subperiodic value V of the patent portfolio over the applicable period;(b) a step for generating a plurality of matrix elements pij, one matrix element pij per combination of jth patent of the patent portfolio and sequential subperiod i of the applicable period, so that the following relationship is satisfied for 1≦
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28. An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable storage medium with instruction code stored in the medium, said instruction code, when executed by a data processing system comprising a processor, causes the processor to perform the following steps to compute an estimate of value EV of a first patent of a patent portfolio providing patent monopoly over an applicable period, the applicable period comprising a plurality of l subperiods, the patent portfolio comprising a plurality of n patents:
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(a) obtaining an average subperiodic value V of the patent portfolio over the applicable period;(b) generating a plurality of matrix elements pij, one matrix element pij per combination of jth patent of the patent portfolio and sequential subperiod i of the applicable period, so that the following relationship is satisfied for 1≦
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54. An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable storage medium with instruction code stored in the medium, said instruction code, when executed by a data processing system comprising a processor, causes the processor to perform the following steps to compute an estimate of value EV of a first patent of a patent portfolio providing patent monopoly over an applicable period, the applicable period comprising a plurality of l subperiods, the patent portfolio comprising a plurality of n patents:
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(a) a step for obtaining an average subperiodic value V of the patent portfolio over the applicable period;(b) a step for generating a plurality of matrix elements pij, one matrix element pij per combination of jth patent of the patent portfolio and sequential subperiod i of the applicable period, so that the following relationship is satisfied for 1≦
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55. A system for computing an estimate of value EV of a first patent of a patent portfolio providing patent monopoly over an applicable period, the applicable period comprising a plurality of l subperiods, the patent portfolio comprising a plurality of n patents, the system comprising:
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a processor; an input device coupled to the processor, the input device being capable of providing information to the processor; and an output device coupled to the processor; wherein the processor receives, through the input device, data sufficient to obtain (i) an average subperiodic value V of the patent portfolio over the applicable period; and
(ii) a plurality of matrix elements pij, one matrix element pij per combination of jth patent of the patent portfolio and sequential subperiod i of the applicable period, the matrix element pij providing a relative value of the jth patent during the subperiod i;the processor computes the plurality of matrix elements pij so that the following relationship is satisfied for 1≦
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l; - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A computer-implemented method of computing an estimate of value EV of a first patent of a patent portfolio providing patent monopoly over an applicable period, the applicable period comprising a plurality of l subperiods, the patent portfolio comprising a plurality of n patents, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving from an input source, through a computer communication network, information sufficient to compute an average subperiodic value V of the patent portfolio over the applicable period;(b) receiving from the input source, through a computer communication network, information sufficient to generate a plurality of matrix elements pij, each matrix element pij reflecting relative weight of jth patent of the patent portfolio during sequential subperiod i of the applicable period; (c) computing the average subperiodic value V ;(d) generating the plurality of matrix elements pij, one matrix element pij per combination of the jth patent and the subperiod i, so that the following relationship is satisfied for 1≦
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96. A computer-implemented method of computing an estimate of value EV of a first patent of a patent portfolio providing patent monopoly over an applicable period, the applicable period comprising a plurality of l subperiods, the patent portfolio comprising a plurality of n patents, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving through a computer communication network information sufficient to; (i) obtain an average subperiodic value V of the patent portfolio over the applicable period, and(ii) generate a plurality of matrix elements pij, each matrix element pij reflecting relative contribution of jth patent to the patent portfolio during subperiod i of the applicable period; (b) a step for obtaining the average subperiodic value V of the patent portfolio over the applicable period from the information;(c) a step for generating the plurality of matrix elements pij, one matrix element pij per combination of the jth patent and the subperiod i, so that the following relationship is satisfied for 1≦
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