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Intellectual property development requires significant capital investment, with costs ranging from $30,000 to $50,000 for patent prosecution alone, and additional hundreds of thousands for commercialization. Yet traditional financing mechanisms often struggle to properly value and fund IP assets, leading to missed opportunities and underutilized innovations.

The fundamental challenge lies in bridging the gap between innovative potential and financial resources while managing the inherent risks and uncertainties of IP development.

This page brings together solutions from recent research—including blockchain-based IP valuation systems, hybrid debt-equity financing models, crowdfunding platforms for patent industrialization, and global innovation discovery networks. These and other approaches focus on creating sustainable funding pathways while protecting inventor interests and facilitating broader market adoption.

1. Blockchain-Based System for Digital Asset Creation and Tracking with Root and Subsidiary Node Structure

Liquid Rarity Exchange, LLC, 2023

A system for creating, tracking, and trading digital assets backed by physical assets using blockchain technology. The system involves creating a root node representing the physical asset on a blockchain, generating subsidiary nodes for modifications, and storing the physical asset location off-chain. It allows tracking asset ownership, modifications, and locations through the blockchain while avoiding excessive on-chain storage. The system also includes tools for product development, collaborative creation, and asset verification to enable lower risk and higher value propositions for new and existing assets.

2. Algorithmic Rating System for Innovation Token Allocation and Development Facilitation

Erich Lawson Spangenberg, 2023

Global innovation discovery, commercialization, and adoption for individuals and small to medium-sized innovators. The process uses an algorithm to rate each idea, determining its quality and potential. Innovators receive tokens based on these ratings, which they can use to develop, commercialize, and promote their innovations. The platform facilitates the release of tokens according to the innovation's rating, supporting its development and widespread adoption.

3. Method for Anonymous Association of User Data with Assets Using Purchase Data and Verification Mechanisms

STEVEN HULAJ, 2022

A method for associating user data with assets in a way that allows users to benefit from third-party knowledge of their ownership without revealing their identity. The method involves associating purchase data with specific items or services, allowing users to anonymously associate online content with items, verifying asset ownership for social media posts, and providing targeted offers based on known assets.

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4. Blockchain Crowdfunding Platform for Patent-Based Value Coin Transactions

Sung Yong LEE, 2022

A blockchain-based crowdfunding platform that connects inventors with investors to enable industrializing patents and technologies. The platform issues value coins based on patent valuation and funding amounts. Investors can fund patents using electronic coins, with successful commercialization yielding returns in electronic and value coins.

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5. Patent Screening System with Analysis of Quality, Market Potential, and Litigation Risk

ERICH LAWSON SPANGENBERG, Brian Joshua Berman, 2022

A system and method for screening patents to determine if they are suitable for debt financing. The screening process involves analyzing various factors such as patent quality, market potential, and litigation risk to decide if a patent is eligible for lending, debt financing, or equity financing.

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6. Decentralized Network System with AI-Driven Patent Assessment and Automated Bid Analysis for Research Collaboration and Funding Optimization

Erich Lawson Spangenberg, 2021

Improving the transfer of technology from lab to market by leveraging AI and a decentralized network to optimize bidding, funding, and collaboration for research projects. The system uses AI to assess patent quality, prevent duplication, generate disclosures, and support idea evaluation. It also enables automated bid analysis to optimize funding and partnership matching. The decentralized network connects labs, universities, and companies to streamline technology transfer, reduce costs, focus on prioritized opportunities, and increase partnership success.

7. System for Dividing Intellectual Property Rights into Tradable Stocks for Separate Cyber Money and Cash Transactions

ABM HOLDINGS CO LTD, 2021

Splitting intellectual property rights into tradable stocks to enable investors to buy and sell ownership shares. The intellectual property is divided into stocks for cyber money and stocks for cash transactions. This allows the owner to commercialize the IP by paying a seed money or activity fee. When the IP is sold or licensed, the purchase price is distributed to investors instead of going to the original owner. This increases investment returns by distributing licensing fees. The IP rights are listed on separate markets for cyber money and cash transactions.

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8. Patent Investment System with Debt and Equity Financing, Diversified Portfolio Pooling, and Performance Analysis Tools

ERICH LAWSON SPANGENBERG, Brian Joshua Berman, 2021

A combined patent debt and equity financing system that allows investors to invest in patents through loans or equity, and provides tools to analyze and manage patent investments. The system allows the pooling of patents across multiple owners to create diversified portfolios. It also involves a fantasy draft-like game where users can pick patents they think will perform well. The system provides analysis and tracking of patent performance to inform investment decisions.

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9. Patent Financing Platform with Integrated Risk Diversification and Patent Analysis Capabilities

ERICH LAWSON SPANGENBERG, Brian Joshua Berman, 2021

A platform for financing patents using debt, equity, or a combination of both. The platform enables patent owners to access financing options for their patents in a more flexible and optimized way. It allows pooling of patent owners with multiple technology areas to spread risk and diversify financing. The platform analyzes patent characteristics to generate reports on patentability, prior art, and novelty. This data is used to provide tailored financing options like debt or equity based on the patent's potential value.

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10. Method for Aligning Financial Returns with Defined Intellectual Property Rights through Innovation Services

BELLATOR PTY LTD, 2020

Method for innovation services providers to innovate and define intellectual property rights for businesses in a way that aligns financial returns with the value of the IP to the business. The method involves the innovation services provider proposing and defining IP rights for improvements they make to the business's processes, equipment, or systems. The financial return to the services provider is determined based on the value of the IP to the business. This incentivizes the provider to focus on high-value improvements and provides a more direct and transparent way for the business to compensate the provider.

11. System for Evaluating Intellectual Property and Linking to Financial Assessment

ERICH LAWSON SPANGENBERG, DANIEL LAWRENCE BORK, PASCAL ASSELOT, 2020

Assessing and connecting owners of intellectual property to financing. The evaluation includes generating an IP rating that can be a factor used to determine a credit rating for an owner, determining a potential price for the intellectual property if properly used, and proposing a relative value for the intellectual property if properly used.

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12. Incubator Program with Tiered Membership Structure for EDA Tool Access in IC Development

DUNHILL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC, 2020

Promoting innovations in the IC industry. The incubator program is developed for small companies and entrepreneurs that need to utilize EDA tools to develop inventive concepts. The incubator program includes a tiered membership, including at least tier 1 members and tier 2 members.

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13. Yes, solution-oriented strategies, methods, processes, and systems can be patentable, provided they meet certain criteria. To be patentable, an invention must be: 1. **Novel**: It must be new and not previously known or used by others in the same field. 2. **Non-obvious**: It must not be obvious to someone with ordinary skill in the field. 3. **Useful**: It must have a practical application or utility. For processes or methods, the patent application should describe the steps in a clear and detailed manner, demonstrating how they achieve the intended result. Additionally, the invention must be adequately described so that someone skilled in the art can replicate it. It's important to focus on the specific technical features or steps that distinguish the process or method from prior art. If you're considering patenting a process or method, consulting with a patent attorney can help ensure that your application is properly drafted and submitted.

Natalie Rodrigues, 2020

Solution-oriented strategies, methods, processes, and systems, are patentable (as some products and services listed in this patent have previously been patented by other inventors using different ingredients, formulas, processes, and methods/ie: pizza, medical reporting, etc).

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14. Modular Intellectual Property Pledge Financing Platform with Sequential and Independent Module Access

DING JIAN, 2020

A comprehensive platform for one-stop intellectual property pledge financing that enables efficient matching of intellectual property pledgers with banks and provides related services. The platform has modules like right confirmation, due diligence, evaluation, pledge, investment, disposal, and legal affairs. It connects these modules in sequence for a complete financing process. However, users can also access specific modules as needed without following the full sequence. The platform aims to address the lack of a platform to quickly and efficiently match banks and pledgers for intellectual property pledge financing.

15. Cloud-Based Service with Secure Dual Interfaces for Entrepreneur-Investor Connectivity and Multilingual Translation

Anoushka Narayan, 2019

A cloud-based service that connects entrepreneurs and venture capitalists globally to facilitate funding of innovations. The service provides a secure portal with separate interfaces for entrepreneurs and investors. Entrepreneurs can publish and present their intellectual property for review by interested investors. They retain control over their ideas until granted access. The system allows translation to facilitate multilingual exposure. The aim is to provide a global platform for entrepreneurs to connect with investors regardless of geographic proximity.

16. Method for Engaging Innovation Service Providers for Deferred-Cost Intellectual Property Development

BELLATOR PTY LTD, 2018

A method for organizations to innovate and secure intellectual property rights without upfront costs. The method involves identifying and selecting innovation service providers to engage with for research and development. The organization briefs the selected providers on the desired capability and specifies a financial return for each innovation. The providers confidentially define the innovations as IP rights before disclosure. The return is determined based on the IP value. This allows cost-free innovation with IP ownership by the providers. The organization can later buy the IP. The providers agree through heads of, joint venture, and framework agreements.

17. Open Platform for Connecting Innovators, Researchers, and Funding Entities with Integrated Collaboration and Disclosure Features

JASON BARKELOO, 2018

A system to connect innovators, researchers, and funding sources to accelerate the dissemination of scientific knowledge and funding of research projects. The system involves an open platform where innovators can disclose their technologies and researchers can access them. Funding sources can browse and fund selected projects. Collaborations between innovators, researchers, and sources result in manuscripts that can become published articles. The platform aims to streamline funding, dissemination, and collaboration compared to traditional journals and grant applications.

18. Online Platform for Direct Pledge Financing of Intellectual Property Rights

GUO QIANG, 郭强, 2018

Direct pledge financing of intellectual property rights on the internet that allows independent financing of intellectual property without requiring the asset to be part of a larger business. The method involves an online platform for evaluating and financing intellectual property pledges directly. This enables early stage financing of transformative ideas before they can generate income. The pledge amount is based on a comprehensive evaluation of the intellectual property's potential value and marketability. If the borrower defaults, the pledged IP can be auctioned online to repay the loan.

19. Technology Partnership System with Shared Ownership and Revenue for Initiative Innovation

深圳市宇辰智能科技有限公司, 2018

A partnership model for technology innovation that aims to increase employee and team enthusiasm and initiative in innovation by sharing ownership, resources, and revenue. The model involves creating a technology partnership system where the company and employees collaborate on innovation projects. In passive innovation, formed intellectual property belongs to the company. But in initiative innovation, the company and project team share IP. This encourages proactive innovation by giving employees a stake in the project outcomes. The company provides resources, revenue sharing, promotion, and external docking to boost initiative.

20. Crowdfunding Platform Integrating Intellectual Property Rights Assessment and Funding Mechanism

JOYFUN INC, 2017

A crowdfunding platform that enables project creators to secure intellectual property (IPR) protection for their projects while crowdfunding. The platform connects project creators, IPR experts, and crowdfunding. Creators submit projects for IPR review. The experts determine IPR feasibility. If feasible, the platform funds IPR acquisition. Creators can choose to cover costs directly or via a fund. This links IPR protection and crowdfunding. The platform also tracks project progress, IPR status, and funding.

21. Marketplace System with Social Learning and Decision Support for Invention Publication and Collaboration

22. Intellectual Property Investment System with Two-Step Guarantee and General Investment Process

23. Network-Based Platform for Intellectual Property Monetization with Expert Analysis and Beneficiary Connectivity

24. Intellectual Property Asset Financing Mechanism with Conditional Rights Assignment and Reversion

25. Method for Aggregating and Valuing Intellectual Property Rights for Transactional Trading

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These patents demonstrate a variety of innovative ways of securing partnerships and funding for intellectual property. Some concentrate on financial instruments for patent commercialization, such as crowdfunding platforms built on blockchain. Others use cloud-based platforms to link innovators with possible investors and incubator programs to foster innovation.