WEBINAR
Pulling back the curtain: calculating return on investment of patent portfolios
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29.06.2021
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Virtual
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16:30-17:30 BST
Patent Portfolio Return on Investment
Return on Investment (ROI) is a widely used measure of efficiency or profitability of an investment. ROI measures the return on a particular investment relative to its cost and has been applied across virtually every area of business from R&D, brand, marketing and information technology.
With $40 billion spent on patent portfolios each year, it’s vital that IP departments are able to justify this expense and use ROI as a metric to determine the value their patent portfolio brings to the business.
Joined by Head of Patents at Facebook, this webinar Pulling back the curtain: calculating return on investment of patent portfolios will covered the key components to calculating patent portfolio ROI. and improve communication with the wider business
Speakers:
Nigel Swycher, CEO, Cipher
Steve Harris, CTO, Cipher
Jeremiah Chan, Head of Patents, Facebook
Watch the webinar
Listen to Jeremiah Chan (Head of Patents at Meta), Nigel Swycher (Cipher CEO), and Steve Harris (Cipher CTO) discuss using the Return on Investment framework as a metric to compare different patent portfolio strategies and communicate this to the wider business.
To hear more on the topic of Return on Investment of your patent portfolio, have a listen to the Cipher Vision Podcast on ROI, featuring Jonathan Liu from Facebook.
Below is a summary of the ROI framework discussed in the webinar:
For further material to help you with ROI find the full article:
Holding back the curtain: Calculating Return on Investment of Patent Portfolios and the associated Example ROI Calculation and Complete your own ROI calculation.
With Cipher you can…
Optimise your portfolio
Ensure you have the right portfolio to meet your strategic patenting objectives.
Gather competitor intelligence
Understand who’s doing what by automating patent to technology mapping.
Model cross licensing
Combine patent and revenue data to determine rational licensing outcomes.
Manage your budget
Justify patent budgets and communicate the impact of your investment.
Conduct due diligence
Automate manual reviews for efficient execution of M&A and licensing transactions.
Tackle inbound patent assertion
Be prepared with evidence to create a fast and effective threat assessment.
Benchmark your portfolio
Assess your portfolio in comparison to other owners through your technology lens.
Monetise your portfolio
Identify opportunities to create value through licensing or sale of patent assets.
Predict technology trends
Track new technologies and discover the unknown owners of future innovation.
Create Risk Mitigation Strategies
Understand the materiality of your threats to define your risk mitigation strategy.