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Michael Schulze
Director of Intellectual Property Operations
SIM IP
Michael Schulze is a USPTO Registered Patent Agent, an inventor, and the Director of Intellectual Property Operations at SIM IP. He concentrates on SIM IP’s patent portfolio intake, evaluation, and monetization readiness. His work includes assessing patent assets for licensing potential, enforcement leverage, infringement mapping, damages, claim chartability, and sale value.
Recent Articles by Michael Schulze
Are Your Patent Assets Monetizable or Merely Countable?
Patent count is often the first thing people notice about a portfolio. It should not be the last. A portfolio with 500 patents may have little monetization value if the claims are difficult to understand, the infringing products are unclear, the damages are weak, the strongest assets are expired or expiring soon, or there are no pending applications. Conversely, a smaller portfolio with well-supported claims, identifiable infringing products, meaningful damages, remaining patent life, and pending applications in both the U.S. and Europe may be far more valuable.