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Intellectual Ventures Nanotechnology Patents

In a recent article from Nature Nanotechnology Intellectual Ventures is profiled as a company building a large patent portfolio in nanotechnology. Due to the large number of universities producing nanotech. patents this may be a good idea by providing a “one stop shopping” for both universities and companies in nanotechnology IP transactions. However, it could also lead to overspeculation if not managed correctly. Intellectual Ventures also patents in a variety of areas under the name “Searete”. As of this posting (Feb. 1, 2009) 254 patents and pregrants patent publications are assigned to Searete which includethe prefix “nano” somewhere in the patent specification.