The Economics of Patent Portfolios: Balancing Quality, Cost, and Market Coverage*

The Economics of Patent Portfolios: Balancing Quality, Cost, and Market Coverage*

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Building a patent portfolio is ultimately an exercise in capital allocation. Every filing decision carries an opportunity cost, every jurisdiction choice reflects a market bet, and every claim drafted—or abandoned—affects long-term leverage. Yet too many portfolios are still built on volume targets, legacy practices, or fear of missing out rather than disciplined economic analysis.

This panel examines how organizations can design and manage patent portfolios that align with business objectives while controlling cost and maximizing strategic coverage. Panelists will explore how to define “quality” in economic—not academic—terms, how to rationalize filing and maintenance decisions across jurisdictions, and how to avoid over- or under-investing in technologies and markets that matter most.

The discussion will address portfolio pruning, continuation strategy, global filing trade-offs, prosecution spend, and the downstream impact on licensing, enforcement, and valuation. Panelists will also examine how market dynamics, competitive behavior, and enforcement realities influence portfolio design—and why bigger portfolios often underperform smaller, targeted ones.

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Materials

1. Patent Portfolio Economics: Balancing Quality, Cost and Market Coverage
2. EBIT: The Answer to Your Patent Filing Decisions
3. How the Unitary Patent Changes the Calculus of Patenting in Europe
4. Striking a Balance between Quality and Value in a Patent Portfolio