PatentVest

Why PatentVest?

As bankers and investors, we are faced with no shortage of game-changing technologies, compelling investment ideas and exciting business opportunities.   

Vetting "revolutionary breakthroughs", however, is inherently inefficient . . . conducting research on disruptive technology and interviewing thought leaders is painstakingly time consuming, often only to find the results inconclusive or even contradictory – and expert opinion divided. Valuable time can be spent on unfruitful pursuits. Golden opportunities missed. 

While rigorous due diligence is core to what we do and there is no substitute, we concluded there had to be a better way to separate the wheat from the chaff. We needed a better way to see the unseen.

What was missing was a resource which could tell us if a disruptive technology had commercial viability or not; who the leader was in a given technology or who the laggard was. We needed information to tell us if this was an emerging technology leading to a real business or just a passing fad or a dead-end. We needed to search, screen  and score massive amounts of patent information and tie the results to financial data and market value in real-time.   

After years of searching, we could not find a resource to serve our needs.

The Disconnect

We were struck by the disconnect between the need  we had as bankers and investors with  the enormous market value associated with intangible assets – patents, trademarks, know-how, R&D, and trade secrets.

This premium over book value  was typically a multiple of underlying tangible assets. In dollar terms, the intangible value of intellectual property was in the trillions.

Yet there was no integrated way to research, analyze, search, score, rank and appraise in real-time the relational  value of the intellectual property of a company to its competitors.

So we built PatentVest.  To make the intangible tangible.

To help us make better, more timely business decisions -- ahead of the competition. And to help you do the same.

What is PatentVest?

We built PatentVest from the ground up covering over 4,000 public and private companies, unifying over 4 million U.S. patents granted and over 2 million U.S. patent applications on file.  Over 75,000 man-hours and several million dollars were spent on its initial development.  Beyond a mere software solution, PatentVest is a fully integrated, easy-to-use online searching, analytic and reporting platform, powered by the world's most comprehensive patent database and a dedicated data center - the first and only one of its kind. What Can PatentVest Do For You? We designed PatentVest to allow you to quickly and easily conduct online searches and generate manageable online reports. You can also set up alerts to monitor the intellectual property portfolios of publicly listed U.S. companies and other patent data, in real time. In essence, PatentVest translates this valuable information into business intelligence you can use.  PatentVest allows you to: Make strategic and profitable business and investment decisions  Identify and capitalize on business opportunities  Locate innovations and the innovators behind them  Keep tabs on the competition  Gain a competitive advantage with unique business insight Easily manage your own intellectual property portfolio Monitor competitors who are innovating ahead of you or infringing on your IP Identify whose patents and IP you may be infringing Locate the true thought leaders and innovators for any given technology Identify opportunities for strategic alliances and partnerships Identify patent licensing opportunities Get a complete and accurate view of a company’s IP and technology strategy See what a company has in the development pipeline Develop corporate strategies for hires, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and R&D planning Learn more about the business advantages of PatentVest.