Valuation & Scoring
How do I know if my patent is strong enough to license?
The short answer
Ask the market's own test: would someone pay to keep this alive? Renewal research shows 53.7% of all patentees eventually decide no and let their patents lapse — and the survivors share identifiable traits: more claims, more citations, longer prosecution. Strength is measurable, not mysterious.
The full picture
Practical strength signals you can check today: Do your independent claims cover a whole product category or one narrow embodiment? Has anyone cited your patent — and have you cited the prior art that would kill it? Could a competitor show their product infringes using only public information? Do companies actually sell anything your claims read on?
A patent doesn't need to be perfect to be licensable — it needs to be the cheapest way for a company to legally do something they want to do. That bar is lower than most owners fear and different from what most owners assume. An outside read on where yours stands is usually one honest conversation.
Where does your patent stand?
The Beyond the Patent Commercialization Score answers that — a professional, factor-by-factor read on your patent's licensing, sale, build, and partner potential.
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General information for patent owners — not legal advice. Read the disclaimer.