Private equity is increasingly attracted to patent portfolios, transforming them into financial levers rather than sleeping assets. This shift reflects a recognition of patents as yield-generating products. The uncorrelated financial returns from patents and their inflation-protected value are appealing in the current economic climate. Corporate strategies can now include offloading non-core intellectual property without public auctions, enabling companies to recycle capital and focus on future innovations. Emerging deal structures for patents are diverse, allowing for various outcomes like outright sales or spin-outs with retained upside.
Patents are no longer merely legal assets—they're investable, yield-generating financial products. Every nine-figure patent package marketed recently has received private equity bids.
Patents offer uncorrelated returns that do not follow traditional investment market cycles. This, along with inflation protection, makes them attractive in today's economy.
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