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Hilco Global IP Merchant Banking is the only fully integrated platform that combines world-class technical analysis, legal review, patent monetization, strategic economic analysis and valuation to help companies maximize use of their patent portfolios.  We employ a multidisciplinary team of engineers with decades of experience, licensing professionals, finance and economic professionals with decades of experience at leading IP advisory firms, and attorneys with experience at top-tier law firms.

We provide a comprehensive suite of IP advisory services, prioritized around strategic advisory, capital markets, and monetization — the areas with the greatest certainty of engagement and payment.

Portfolio development/deployment, prosecution strategy, monetization program design and execution, and portfolio audit

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Reverse engineering, litigation support, landscape analysis, and mining

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Claim charting, EoUs, licensing strategy, license negotiation, litigation strategy, patent sales

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IP-collateralized loans, litigation funding, monetization funding, insurance wrappers

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We focus on the technologies in which value creation is happening today:
• Telecommunications and Wireless (4G/5G/6G, Wi-Fi, Core Networks, IoT, Low Power) Standard Essential Patents (SEP), and Non-SEP Implementation Patents
• Semiconductors (process, circuit design, packaging)
• Software, Artificial Intelligence, and Edge Computing
• High-Voltage Batteries, Smart Energy and Automotive Connectivity/Telematics
• Broadcast and Streaming Media, and Audio/Video Codecs
• FinTech, Cybersecurity, Cloud Infrastructure, and Data Centers

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Why Hilco Global IP Merchant Banking
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Why Hilco Global IP Merchant Banking

Execution-First

  • We have negotiated more than 120 patent license agreements.
  • We have asserted patents in multiple jurisdictions around the world.
  • We have generated more than $2 billion in licensing income and damages awards.

Capital-Enabled

  • We backstop our advice with real capital from our network of third-party investors.
  • We have secured and deployed $650 million in capital to obtain patent assets.
  • We have direct access to IP-collateralized lending.

Principal Investor Credibility

  • Our advisory is validated by our own track record as a principal investor.

Proprietary Technical Depth

  • Our in-house engineers have reverse engineered over 3,000 devices and drafted over 8,000 claim charts.
  • The valuation and engineering team have valued tens of thousands of patents for hundreds of portfolios.

Cross-Asset Coverage

  • We cover the full spectrum of IP rights maximization — providing clients with a single, accountable partner across every major category of intellectual property.

Distressed Expertise

  • We are proven leaders in IP monetization in bankruptcy.
  • When IP is non-core, underutilized, or distressed, we help clients maximize recovery.

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If your business or a business in your portfolio is facing a current challenge, our team can provide a qualified perspective and experience-based guidance toward an optimized resolution.