The Venture Capital Alternative

The US Patent System has dramatically transformed over the last 15 years. Legislative changes and precedential SCOTUS decisions have weakened patent rights considerably for small companies and individual patent holders. The Patent Troll narrative, adopted in the early 2000s, has overcorrected, resulting in outsized Big Tech companies that dominate specific domains of our lives. Using the fantastic wealth it created Big Tech created a subversive and insidious plot to undermine the US patent system, and it worked. This book explores the impact of the American Invents Act (AIA) through the eyes of his clients, who have had to wage war against larger infringers to receive fair payment for unauthorized use. It is the story of inventors whose dreams come true when their patents are granted, but eventually it turns to trauma, horror, and financial ruin. In The Venture Capital Alternative, Matt Moyers explores the nuance of patent valuation and pricing through several different lenses, which highlights the chaotic visions of IP value, depending on who is asked. Through detailed convergence of financial theory, regulatory frameworks, and financial astuteness, Matt creates a path for a better IP system through financialization. The reverberating impact of his proposal for an IP Capital System could fundamentally alter the economy by diffusing capital through newly proposed IP securities.