How much of my patent's value depends on the claims vs. the market?

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The market dominates. Research on patent value found that even claims, citations, references, and filing geography together leave about 89% of value variation unexplained — the difference is context: whether a real market exists, whether it's growing, and whether money is flowing into the space.

This is why two nearly identical patents can price wildly apart: one sits on a growing market with active acquirers; the other on a shrinking niche. Claims set what you can fence; the market sets what the fence is worth. Strong claims on a dead market are a curiosity. Adequate claims on a hot market are an asset.

For owners, the implication is practical: spend less energy polishing the document and more on understanding who would pay for the right it grants. A market-first assessment — which is how our score is built — tends to redirect owners toward buyers they'd never have found by staring at their claims.

How much of my patent's value depends on the claims vs. the market?

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