Services

Two Pillars. Every Service You Need.

Sellers get three venues, an AI price band, and a Tech Passport. Buyers get an order book run by six AI agents. Every fee is published. Pick your side.

Pillar 1 — Sell

Three Ways to Sell an Innovation

Listing is always free — you pay only when a deal closes, at the published rate of the venue you choose.

Path 1
Direct Sale

Fixed-price sale for standardizable IP. Your listing carries a displayed AI price band from day one, so qualified buyers negotiate from the same number you do.

Free listing · 8–15% success feevs brokers: 20–40% + $5–15K upfront
Path 2
Liquidity-Gated Auction

Your auction opens only when the matching engine surfaces 3+ verified buyers — a time-boxed, AI-reserve-priced session instead of an empty room.

$0 listing · 10% seller + 5% buyer premiumvs legacy auctions: ~25% combined friction
Path 3
License Slots

Sell licensing as standardized SKUs — one exclusive or N non-exclusive slots per field-of-use and territory, on template contracts with benchmarked royalty bands.

10–15% of upfront + 5–10% of royaltiesroyalty bands from 85,000+ comparable rates
Seller Services

Everything Between Idea and Escrow

Six services carry your asset from first upload to settled funds — most are bundled into the listing itself.

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Listing & Verification
List free, then clear verification tiers that tell buyers exactly how much diligence your asset has already passed.
  • Free self-service listing
  • Ownership & provenance check
  • Verified → Trusted → Institutional tiers
  • Solution framing, not patent framing
Fee: Free — always
Start a Listing →
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IEM Score Valuation
A free, transparent AI valuation on every asset — a published price band built from comparable deals and market signals.
  • Comparable-deal price band
  • Benchmarked royalty-rate data
  • Updated as market data moves
  • Visible to you and to buyers alike
Fee: Free on every listing
Get Your Score →
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Tech Passport Issuance
One verifiable dossier per asset: provenance, encumbrances, litigation record, and a freedom-to-operate pre-check.
  • Chain-of-title verification
  • Encumbrance & lien check
  • Litigation history scan
  • FTO pre-check by AI agents
Bundled with verification
Request a Passport →
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Auction Management
We pre-qualify the bidder pool, set the AI-valuation reserve, and run the time-boxed online session end to end.
  • Opens only at 3+ verified buyers
  • AI-valuation reserve pricing
  • Pre-qualified bidder pools
  • Time-boxed online format
Fee: 10% seller + 5% buyer
See the Auction House →
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License SKU Setup
We structure your licensing offer as sellable SKUs — slot counts, fields of use, territories, and royalty bands — on template contracts.
  • Exclusive / non-exclusive slot design
  • Field-of-use & territory mapping
  • Template contracts, not bespoke chaos
  • Royalty comps from 85K+ benchmark rates
Fee: 10–15% upfront + 5–10% royalties
Design Your SKUs →
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Escrow & Settlement
Funds and rights transfer through escrow on every close — assignment filings and passport updates handled in the same motion.
  • Escrowed payment on every deal
  • Standardized assignment documents
  • Multi-jurisdiction filing support
  • Tech Passport updated at close
Fee: 0.9–3% escrow
Ask About Escrow →
Seller Workflow

From Listing to Escrowed Close — 5 Steps

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1 · List — Free
Upload your innovation at no cost. The IEM Score attaches a transparent AI price band immediately.
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2 · Verify — Tech Passport
Agents assemble your Tech Passport: provenance, encumbrances, litigation record, and FTO pre-check.
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3 · Choose Your Path
Direct Sale (8–15% success fee), Liquidity-Gated Auction (10% + 5%), or License Slots (10–15% upfront + 5–10% royalties).
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4 · Match & Negotiate
The matching engine routes your asset to verified buyers and open Innovation Orders; standardized terms keep negotiation short.
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5 · Escrowed Close
Funds settle through escrow (0.9–3%), rights transfer on standardized documents, and your Tech Passport updates at close.
Expert Guidance for Sellers

Your Dedicated Consulting Team

When a deal needs a human specialist, connect with verified experts who work exclusively with innovation sellers.

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Dr. Sarah Whitfield
Partner, IP Litigation · New York, USA
Legal ✓ Verified ★ Featured
20 years in IP litigation and patent prosecution. Former USPTO examiner. Specializes in high-value cross-border licensing disputes and freedom-to-operate opinions for Series B+ companies.
Patent Prosecution IP Litigation FTO Opinions Cross-Border Licensing
$650/hr
or fixed-fee project
★★★★★ 4.9 (47)
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Lena Kowalski
Patent Attorney · Munich, Germany
Legal ✓ Verified
European Patent Attorney (EPO), 16 years in pharma and medtech patent strategy. Expert in PCT applications, patent portfolio optimization, and post-grant proceedings before the EPO Board of Appeal.
EU Patent Law PCT Applications Pharma IP Portfolio Strategy
€580/hr
or project
★★★★★ 4.9 (29)
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Dr. Yuna Hashimoto
Technical Due Diligence · Tokyo, Japan
Technical ✓ Verified ★ Featured
PhD in semiconductor engineering, 11 years at JAXA and Sharp. Leads technical due diligence for semiconductor, photonics, and materials science IP across Asia-Pacific.
Technical DD TRL Assessment Semiconductor IP R&D Validation
$520/hr
or project basis
★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
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Amina Touré
Emerging Markets IP Strategy · Nairobi, Kenya
Strategy ✓ Verified
Leads IP strategy for African and Southeast Asian technology transfers. Former ARIPO examiner. Advises governments, development banks, and startups on IP policy and commercialization frameworks.
IP Policy Emerging Markets Tech Transfer ARIPO / OAPI
$350/hr
or engagement
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
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