1. Patent Valuation vs. Damage Calculation
Disclaimer:
The views expressed herein are opinions of the presenter and do not represent those of the presenter’s past or current employers.

2. Purpose of Patent Valuation
Damage award calculation
Licensing negotiation
Patent acquisition for a specific purpose
Patent sale final pricing
Patent acquisition for more general long term purpose
Patent sale initial pricing
Patent comparison
Portfolio valuation (for M&A, collateral, investment)
1st Group: Situation dependent
2nd Group: Less situation dependent
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3. Caution about Citation
Claim A
Priority Date
P1:
Forward Citation 1 P0
Caution about Citation
Forward citation approach:
If many P(i)s cite P0
=> P0 is high value
Forward citation is indirect:
~ looking at the shadow
to guess an object!
~ not looking at the
right shadow
P2:
Forward Citation 2
P3:
Forward Citation 3
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4. Mining Ideas for Diamonds
Patent Valuation – See IP Book, Chapter 6
Does claim map onto 3rd party product?
How difficult to invalidate it?
Is the covered product significant?
How easy to detect infringement?
Amazon, WSP, B&N (2016)
Mining Ideas for Diamonds
Comparing China and
US IP practices
from invention selection
to patent monetization
(by: Tao Zhang & Jingui Fang)
Figure 6-7
Valuation Flowchart
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5. Useful Patent Valuation Example
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6. Thank You !