Close
Contact us
Close

Pulling back the curtain: calculating return on investment of patent portfolios

WEBINAR

Share this page:

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.

Insights & Events

Europe’s Chemicals Industry: The Benefits and Risks Posed by the UPC

Examining the patent landscape of the chemicals industry in Europe following the establishment of the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
Read more

Key Patent Innovations and the BlackBerry portfolio

Following its acquisition by Key Patent Innovations, we revisited our analysis of the BlackBerry patent portfolio, identifying the areas at risk.
Read more

How innovation affects revenue for Big Tech

Big Tech firms thrive on innovation, and patents play a crucial role. Our analysis tracks the activity of Apple, Google, Microsoft and others over the last 20 years.
Read more

Meta’s Threads platform a direct challenge to Twitter

Our analysis finds that Meta’s patent portfolio illustrates its invention ownership strength in the technology stack that underpins the Twitter platform.
Read more

21st Century Evolution of Sustainable Plastic Technology Trends

To mark World Environment Day, Cipher tracks sustainable plastics technology innovators and owners in the 21st century.
Read more

The increasing importance of IP

How intellectual property (IP) moved into the business mainstream, as seen from the perspective of guests on the Cipher Vision Podcast.
Read more

With Cipher you can…

Portfolio Optimisation connecting cogs

Optimise your portfolio

Ensure you have the right portfolio to meet your strategic patenting objectives.

Read more
Competitive Intelligence

Gather competitor intelligence

Understand who’s doing what by automating patent to technology mapping.

Read more
Cross Licensing

Model cross licensing

Combine patent and revenue data to determine rational licensing outcomes.

Read more

Manage your budget

Justify patent budgets and communicate the impact of your investment.

Read more

Conduct due diligence

Automate manual reviews for efficient execution of M&A and licensing transactions.

Read more

Tackle inbound patent assertion

Be prepared with evidence to create a fast and effective threat assessment.

Read more

Benchmark your portfolio

Assess your portfolio in comparison to other owners through your technology lens.

Read more

Monetise your portfolio

Identify opportunities to create value through licensing or sale of patent assets.

Read more
Technology Trends icon

Predict technology trends

Track new technologies and discover the unknown owners of future innovation.

Read more
Icon of a meter

Create Risk Mitigation Strategies

Understand the materiality of your threats to define your risk mitigation strategy.

Read more

Improve your patent strategy now

Speak to the Cipher team today.

Arrange a callback