One of the leading benchmarking outfits deriving IP
(intellectual property) and intangible asset valuations over the years has been
industry-leading financial products and IP-related services provider, Ocean
Tomo. Their report published early last month showed that as of January 2015,
intangible assets grew an additional 4% from previous calculations performed a
decade ago, hitting a record 84% of implied intangible asset value for the
S&P 500, meaning that more than ever before the vast majority of a company’s
valuation resides firmly in their IP. High profile deals like the Lenovo (OTC:
LNVGY) acquisition of Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Motorola Mobility unit late last
year, which amped up Lenovo and made the company one of the biggest players in
the smartphone market, as they captured the entire range of devices from DROID
to Moto X, as well as 2k patents and several patent cross-license agreements,
shows just how hot the IP market is these days.
The long-running patent disputes between Apple (NASDAQ:
AAPL) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) is another key indicator here and the recent
granting of several smartwatch patents to Samsung, with diagrams showing a
round display smartwatch filed last year, puts Samsung in a position to contend
directly with the Apple Watch and more fashionable Moto 360 in the rapidly
emerging wearables category. TechNavio recently forecast that the global
smartphone market is on track to realize an 8.1% CAGR through 2019 and this
thriving environment creates a huge number of opportunities for keenly-focused
players like Silicon Valley-based IP specialists Inventergy Global
(NASDAQ:INVT), which leverages the immense experience of its veteran management
team (that has handled over $15 billion in IP and tech transactions between
them for global companies), to locate, acquire, and license significant tech
patents.
With smartphones sales posting their highest ever growth at
the end of 2014, up 20.3% in Q3 (66% of entire mobile market) according to
Gartner, as low-cost Android smartphones and China’s booming market (460
million units in FY 2014, or 35% of global market) helped propel units shipped
to all new highs, the launch last month of Inventergy Global’s new
collaborative Mobile User Device licensing initiative for the company’s
extensive 3G/LTE mobility patent portfolio, consisting of over 500 assets
acquired from Panasonic (OTC: PCRFY), comes into strikingly sharp focus. The
new licensing initiative provides standardized rates and terms to mobile
equipment manufacturers and includes key patents that cover technical standards
compliance technologies, known as SEPs (Standards Essential Patents). This
superb initiative grants the company an increasingly diverse continuum of
opportunities with mobile phone and device manufacturers, for a wide variety of
IP licensing deals.
The execution this month of a successful series of
definitive stock purchase agreements with institutional investors and
accredited investors (set to have closed yesterday), valued at $2.15 million
($0.46/share), goes a long ways towards supporting the enhanced application of
the company’s IP licensing strategy and the $2 million license arrangement
announced in February of this year with a mid-tier IMS/VoIP telecom, should
give investors further evidence of INVT’s momentum and methodology. Especially
when you look at their reorganization of wholly-owned subsidiary eOn
Communications Systems last month, with a decided emphasis on turning the
subsidiary into a leaner and more profitable operation that can act as a
revenue stream in support of INVT’s core patent licensing programs, as well as
monetization and patent asset acquisition activities.
Not interested in being yet another patent troll, Inventergy
is a serious IP licensing partner that is dedicated to creating mutually
symbiotic arrangements. The company is more than just a shrewd developer of IP
value with over a century of combined industry experience among its management,
focused on structured IP licensing and value creation strategies. INVT is a
true investment operation, meaning they put their own skin in the game and are
in it for the long haul, representing an extremely attractive proposition for
clients in the current environment.
With both the expertise, tech savvy and network of key,
connected relationships within the industry needed to get the job done,
Inventergy can act as an external source with the muscle to do what most
companies simply cannot do themselves, fully realize the value of their
intangible assets. Few companies today can boast similar prowess, as well as
genuineness, when it comes to extracting the full potential of a company’s IP
assets and INVT can help companies really go beyond typical R&D or legal
protection, acting as a one-stop-shop ally for market leaders looking to
harness their IP assets.
Take a closer look at this IP licensing shop by visiting
www.inventergy.com
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