Methods and systems for buying, selling and trading intellectual property and other interests

Abstract

A method of assigning value to intellectual property such as a patent application. First, a starting price for the intellectual property is determined prior to undergoing a prosecution phase. A price modifier is then associated with each of a number of various prosecution factors, with each prosecution factor related to a stage of prosecution of the application. A value of the patent application is then calculated, at any time during prosecution (or after) by adjusting the starting price by a price modifier associated with a stage of prosecution that occurs for the application. This intellectual property valuation methodology may for example be implemented in an online intellectual property exchange over a computer network such as the Internet, where intellectual property (or shares in intellectual property) may be purchased, exchanged, sold, pooled, etc.

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