The Perryman Group, in a recent economic study commissioned by Unified Edge, has found that less than 4% of the gains from patents sold to NPEs is realized by the original assignee. The findings reveal that selling a patent to an NPE is a highly inefficient mechanism for an original inventor to monetize its patents. The study suggests that other options, such as patent pools, are more likely to ensure that innovators reap the rewards for their contributions to new tech.

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