Fourth Quarter 2019 Patent Transaction Market Report & Outlook Released by GTT Group, Inc., Including the Q4 2019 Patent Market Index (PMI®)
Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT Group), the world leader in strategic patent analysis and patent transaction services, today makes available the fourth Quarter 2019 Patent Transaction Market Report (PTMR) including Patent Market Index (PMI®) and Patent Licensing Index (PLI®) results.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT Group), the world leader in strategic patent analysis and patent transaction services, today makes available the fourth Quarter 2019 Patent Transaction Market Report (PTMR) including Patent Market Index (PMI®) and Patent Licensing Index (PLI®) results.
"The PMI continued its longest sustained 100+ activity range to finish the fourth quarter of 2019 at 106.5. We have not seen such high sustained activity levels since the Smart Phone or Mobile Patent War era", commented Michael Lubitz, Managing Director and Founder of GTT Group. Monitored secondary patent assignment transaction volume increased to 1,987, a 2% increase over third quarter 2019. "While transaction volume continued to increase, smaller asset deals predominated the marketplace," remarked Michael Lubitz, Founder and Managing Director of GTT Group.
GTT Group monitors patent filing trends in key areas of technology development and commercialization, including Mixed Reality, Autonomous Vehicles, IoT, Blockchain, and Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence. "We observed decreased filings in a number of areas, while Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence filing volume continued to increase for the quarter," commented Michael Lubitz, Founder and Managing Director of GTT Group.
Obtain a complete copy of the Patent Transaction Market Report through a complimentary subscription to the Quarterly Patent Transaction Market Report. GTT Group makes this information available as a courtesy to the community.
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About the PMI® and PLI®
The Patent Market Index (PMI®) tracks patent transaction activity and patent marketplace trends, and is reported quarterly in the Patent Transaction Market Report (PTMR). The Patent Licensing Index (PLI®) tracks activity among publicly traded patent licensing companies to provide comparative performance indicators, and is also reported quarterly in the PTMR.
About Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc.
Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. is a patent transaction advisory & patent analysis firm. GTT Group provide unsurpassed asset analysis and market knowledge and know-how with legendary client service and trust to provide extraordinary results. GTT Group also provides patent development capital in exchange for equity to pioneering new ventures. GTT Group combines core competencies in patent analysis, valuation, and market knowledge to deliver unparalleled results. The company's corporate headquarters are in Portland, Oregon.
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