“Business owners who do not appreciate the value of patents in bridging valuation gaps are at risk of leaving significant money on the table when they go about selling their companies.” Acquirers want ...

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Small to midsized medical device companies with strong patent portfolios are frequently targeted for acquisitions favorable to their investors. While acquisition valuations of medical device companies ...

Valuation of patents is a practice influenced by commonly adopted theories and approaches. Most patent valuation theories are similar to those used in the valuation of any tangible property, such as a ...

1 minute read When your portfolio comprises hundreds or even thousands of patents it can be daunting to find the most valuable and useful ones. The first step is to understand what you have, but ...

“If we zoom out to look at all issued patents, then the most common problem, or even the most important problem, is not that there are some wide-but-invalid fences around popular territory. The ...

Early-stage funding for medical device firms typically comes from private investment. Although some companies may receive government subsidies, firms usually need venture capital (VC) as they start to ...

If patents are to stand the test of litigation, they need to be of high quality. But how is that defined, and how can it be achieved? Cheryl Milone explains Defining patent quality and putting it into ...

It’s easy to put a value on physical objects when we can see their differences and compare their quality. But what about intangible assets that make up the designs of each car, the trademarks behind ...

Pfizer's stock has dropped over the last year+ due to declines in revenue and profit from Covid-related products. The company's non-Covid products have shown growth, indicating potential for continued ...