A thriving market for intellectual property is giving rise to an influential new player in the past few years: the IP/ patent broker. Brokers and technology licensing agents are key professionals in the Intellectual Property arena whose roles are vital to the monetization and maximum commercial exploitation of IP, which are key to a viable and thriving IP and Innovation Marketplace. AIPEC and its members welcome the contribution and active participation of IP brokers, deal makers and licensing agents, who believe that the future of the world economy is heavily premised on innovation and technology.

AIPEC recognizes that the IP brokerage business is on the rise in Asia and worldwide for a variety of reasons: companies increasingly want to monetize their IP, venture capitalists are more aggressive in selling IP from companies that no longer have use for such IP, and patent-holding firms are increasing aggressive in the market in acquiring patents and enforcing their IP rights against companies that do not pay for use of their IP. On the other hand, there has been a major call by key players in various IP/ technology-rich industries for best practices, industry-wide uniformity and transparency in valuation methods, which is an initiative that AIPEC seeks to support and facilitate.

Contact AIPEC on how you and your company can get connected to the major technology buy / sell players and related companies and firms in Asia.