Strategic IP Monetization & Licensing

Efficiently Generate Revenue from Your Patent Portfolio

Mintz excels at helping clients devise and execute programs to optimize the value of their patent holdings. Through brokerage, licensing, and enforcement programs our teams have helped patent owners generate more than $1.5 billion. Our team counsels on all aspects of the monetization process — from mining the portfolio, identifying valuable assets, and assessing the market for those assets, to creating a market for them and generating revenue. View more detail about our approach here.

Awards

IAM Strategy 300

Several Mintz attorneys recognized among “The World’s Leading IP Strategists” (2017-2023)

Managing Intellectual Property

Chair of the IP Division and Leader of Patent Litigation and Monetization practice short-listed for Top Practitioner of the Year (Litigation) in Massachusetts by Managing Intellectual Property (2021 – 2023)

Our Experience

Licensing Revenue Success for AST in Multi-Prong Program

Mintz helped patent licensing company Advanced Silicon Technologies (AST) monetize 3D video graphics processing and intelligent memory control patents. Mintz asserted four patents for AST against manufacturers in the International Trade Commission (ITC), district court, and European venues.

>$1.5 billion

Revenue generated for patent owners

ITC Issues LEOs and C&D Letters, Excluding Smart TVs from the US

Mintz represents Advanced Micro Devices in enforcing its patent rights related to novel architectures for GPU circuitry. The ITC handed down a decision that VIZIO, MediaTek and Sigma Designs violated Section 337 of the Tariff Act and recommended certain products be excluded from import to the US.

Our Approach

Working with clients to identify and access the untapped value of their portfolios is our mission. We have a proven, systematic approach for evaluating portfolios and identifying patents that have value in the marketplace. Our knowledge of the technology — along with a complete understanding of the strength and market value of your portfolio — positions us to propose and negotiate terms that will result in your achieving or exceeding the goals you set for the transaction. We provide all the necessary components of successful monetization programs: technical analysis, market assessment, strategic planning, and execution.

Monetization Options

Patent sale
NPE/special-purpose entities
Privateer
Organic enforcement
Royalty sales

Our Approach to Enforcement

Mine portfolio
Assess portfolio
Develop market
Create revenue stream

How We Handle Valuation & Brokerage

Appraise market conditions
Identify “value-driver” patents
Locate potential buyers
Negotiate favorable terms

Pharma Royalty Monetization Options

Monetize 100% of royalty entitlement
Monetize a portion of the royalty entitlement
Sale of royalties
Ongoing success fees and milestones

What Our Clients Are Saying

They understand the business issues at stake and take into account their client's commercial sensitivities when dealing with difficult cases. They are easy to recommend.