Patent Markets Outside U.S. More Attractive, Investors Say

Patent investments overseas are more attractive than striking deals in the U.S, where court rulings and patent validity challenges have undercut patent values, investors said.

Investing in patents in Europe, China, and Canada is a good strategy amid a volatile climate for patent valuations in the U.S., according to intellectual property investors speaking at the IAM 2017 Patent Law and Policy conference in Washington Nov. 14 .

“The uncertainty is killer, we cannot deal with every week we wake up and the case law changes,” Ami Patel Shah, managing director and head of IP analysis at hedge fund Fortress Investment ...