In valuation, information is king. For intellectual and intangible properties, however, identifying and harnessing third-party data can be a task as daunting as the valuation itself. In Market-Derived Patent Data, valuation expert Michael Pellegrino discusses how information the U.S. Patent Office provides on assignments, applications, grants, and other economic events can be utilized to provide market-based benchmarks and comparables on the economic life, utility, and, ultimately, value of an intellectual property.