The MPP
Origin story
Mpp’s Beginning
Early in the startup days of a company called CleverSafe, the entrepreneurs knew they had a truly revolutionary and disruptive technology. But, as a startup, they also had very little money.
They sought out the best IP attorney in their domain, Tim Markison of Garlik & Markison. He had a unique approach to patent strategy that focused on complete ownership at the right cost. Together they created a patent portfolio that ensured CleverSafe had a superior IP position to any competitor entering the market.
Several years later, the company was still small – under $60 million in annual revenue — when IBM decided to buy CleverSafe. The price IBM paid? Just under $1.4 billion.
Why so much money for such a small company?
IBM attributed $1 billion of the valuation to intangible assets, namely the patent portfolio. In fact, privately IBM attorneys said that without the patents, IBM wouldn’t have made an offer.
Early investor in CleverSafe, Jim Dugan of OCA Ventures, and Tim Markison knew they had a formula for success that could change the way the industry viewed and executed patent strategy. They formed MPP (Markison Patent Portal) to productize the process using AI software and a proprietary architecture to scale Tim’s methodology to startups, large companies, tech transfer offices, and the IP industry as a whole.
MPp Offerings
Current IP Protection analysis
- Evaluate at the defensibility of your current patents
- Assess at the individual claims level
- Examine over 20 construction, validity and ease of infringement
- Map existing patents to our proprietary Product Technology Unit (PTU) model
- Calculate the number of patents needed to protect the technology at the current commercialization phase
- Highlight gaps and opportunities
Technology Valuation
- Includes full IP Protection Analysis
- Understand current and future uses of technology
- Determine market size of current and potential future markets
- Evaluate level of industry-disruption created by the technology
- Provide detailed recommendation of additional patenting needed
- Offer valuation assessment based on protection levels
Strategic Patent Planning
- Includes full IP Protection Analysis
- Includes full Tech Valuation process
- Create three-year Patent Plan including the number, type, and timing of needed patents to own the technology at the right level and budget
- Interface with engineers to proactively identify new inventions to integrate into the patent plan
- Build a system of record to predict and automate full lifecycle of patent portfolio filing, prosecution, and management
- Update data and requirements quarterly to ensure accuracy and validate execution of the plan
Office Hours
Daily – 9:30 am to 6:30 pm
Sunday – 08:00 am to 11:30 am
Holidays – 08:00 am to 3:00 pm
