New directory lists movers and shakers in the business of IP

IP WatchDog alerted us to Raymond Millien’s compilation of what he calls the “players” in the business of IP.  The article describes 19 different business models assumed by the companies listed in Millien’s 16-page directory of IP intermediaries in the US, and the directory lists companies and principals.

1. Patent Licensing and Enforcement Companies (PLECs)
2. Privateers
3. Institutional IP Aggregators/Acquisition Funds
4. IP/Technology Development Companies
5. Licensing Agents
6. Litigation Finance/Investment Firms
7. IP Brokers
8. IP-Based M&A Advisory Firms
9. IP Auction Houses
10. On-Line IP/Technology Exchanges, Clearinghouses, Bulletin Boards, and Innovation Portals
11. IP-Backed Lending Firms
12. Royalty Stream Securitization Firms
13. Analytics Software and Services Firms
14. University Technology Transfer Intermediaries
15. IP Transaction Exchanges & Trading Platforms/IP Transaction Best Practices Development Communities
16. Defensive Patent Pools, Funds and Alliances
17. Technology/IP Spinout Financing Firms
18. Patent-Based Public Stock Index Publishers
19. IP Insurance Carriers

To the extent valuation analysts need to understand the various business models, both the article and directory are necessary and worth review.