Monetisation

21 October 2025 · Brokerage, Investors, Licensing, Monetisation, Patents

US Patents are Going up in Value

Higher Values for US Patents under John Squires The new USPTO director John Squires is introducing greater certainty into the US patent system. This is good news for small and medium sized businesses. Since the advent of the America Invents Act in 2011 it has been too easy to challenge and invalidate granted US patents. […]

14 November 2024 · Articles, Brand, Brokerage, Domain Name, Investors, Monetisation

Chat Is Cheap But Not Any More. Expensive Domain Names.

Dharmesh Shah CTO of HubSpot spotted an opportunity, buying domain name Chat.com $15.5m! Less than a year later he sold it again for $20m! The buyer none less than Open AI CEO Sam Altman! Shah got a pretty healthy return on his investment, even accepting 50% of the sale price as Open AI stock! This […]