Interested in Selling to AST?

Your Patent Portfolio is Available for: Sale OnlyLicense OnlySale and/or License

Are you the patent owner or broker/intermediary? Patent OwnerBroker/Intermediary

Patent Owner's Name (company/entity or individual(s) who is the current owner/assignee of the patent*

Patent owner’s website (if any)

Contact Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Title/Position*

Email*

Phone Number*

City*

State / Province*

Zip / Postal Code*

Country*

Is the assignee/owner of the patent(s) the current assignee on the Patent Office records?* YesNo

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Contact Information

Broker/Intermediary's name (company/individual)*

First Name*

Last Name*

Title/Position*

Email*

Phone Number*

City*

State / Province*

Zip / Postal Code*

Country*

Website (if any)

Patent Owner's Name (company/entity or individual(s) who is the current owner/assignee of the patent)*

Patent owner’s website (if any)

City*

State / Province*

Zip / Postal Code*

Country*

Is the assignee of the patent(s) the current assignee on the Patent Office records? YesNo

Please clarify

Please provide a short, unique name for your offering*

What is your price expectation for selling all the assets in your portfolio?
Please indicate a price in USD or a price range ("low six figures, etc.")

AST’s preference is to receive a specific asking price. Please refer to the following table for AST’s interpretation of an approximate asking price in a number range:

Asking Price	AST's Interpretation
Low 5 figures	$10,000
Low to mid 5 figures	$25,000
Mid 5 figures	$50,000
Mid to high 5 figures	$75,000
High 5 figures	$85,000
Low 6 figures	$100,000
Low to mid 6 figures	$250,000
Mid 6 figures	$500,000
Mid to high 6 figures	$750,000
High 6 figures	$850,000
Low 7 figures	$1,000,000
Low to mid 7 figures	$2,500,000
Mid 7 figures	$5,000,000
Mid to high 7 figures	$7,500,000
High 7 figures	$8,500,000
Low 8 figures	$10,000,000

Here are links to articles that address patent sale prices: IP3 2019 Results IP3 2018 Results IP3 2017 Results IP3 2016 Results

What is the Bid/Offer Deadline?Bid deadlines should allow sufficient time for review by AST Members, 4 weeks as a minimum. Generally, the Members take from 60-90 days to determine if there is initial interest in an offering. Leave blank if there is no deadline

Are there any encumbrances, licenses, security interest or lien connected to any of the patents or applications? YesNo

Please list the known encumbrances, licenses, security interests and/or liens.

Have any of the assets ever been involved in litigation or an administrative (e.g., PTAB) proceeding? YesNo

Please describe details for the case filings:

Patent assets for sale or license AST requires at least one granted patent or published application to consider a portfolio for purchase. Our preference is to review patent families* that include at least one active granted patent in the US, China, Europe, France, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, the Republic of Korea or the United Kingdom. *AST’s definition of a family member is the INPADOC extended patent family

Country	Status	Patent #	Publication #	Application #	Google Patent Link
	At least one number is required out of three numbers				URL of patent as found on Google Patents https://patents.google.com/?patents=false

If you need more rows to submit additional assets, download and fill out our Patent List Template or submit your patent list in Excel. Follow instructions below under Additional Materials to attach the patent list.Patent Table Template

Are all the patent family members (priorities, continuations, divisionals or foreign counterparts- whether expired, lapsed, withdrawn, abandoned) of the patents or published applications listed above included in your offer? YesNo

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Additional MaterialsPlease submit any supporting documents that will help our AST Members better understand your offering and why they should consider acquiring it. These documents may include the patent table template offering descriptions, executive summaries, patent family trees, technical analyses, claim charts, white papers, presentations, marketing materials, encumbrances or license information and the NDA, if necessary. You may submit these materials via the button below.
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