System and method for valuing patents
US7676375B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/184
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system implementing a macro economic model based upon macroeconomic data and relative value characteristics data of patents that determines nominal values for (1) goods and services and (2) profits generated by sales that are covered by the rights of a patent, implements an income value theory to value the patent based upon the predicted values of profits or goods and services covered by the patent, determines patent terms from patent filing, publication, and issue dates, determines patent assignees from patent data, and uses the value of a company's patents, the patent issuance data and term date data, to determine trends versus time in: the number of a company's enforceable patents; the number of a company's patents obtained; the nominal value of net earnings and of goods and services sold that are covered by the company's patents; the nominal value of the sum of the company's patents, and provides comparisons of those trends between companies, regions, and economic sectors, providing the results of the analysis to users of the computer system. The computer system employs a user database enabling a novel electronic accounting model enabling payment by affiliates, progr…
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