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We are a Member-driven cooperative that provides to some of the world’s most innovative and recognized technology companies patent risk mitigation services, market insights, and a forum for IP leaders to interact and form business relationships.

Our unique non-profit model means that Members come first every day.

AST Fast Facts

AST received Over 1,500 patent purchase opportunities in 2022

Since its inception in 2007, AST has been offered over 20,000 patent portfolios comprising over 350,000 patent assets

6,000+ patent sellers as well as over 600 brokers have worked with AST over the years. AST has done 650 deals comprising thousands of assets on behalf of its members

Over $450M spent in acquiring patent rights helping Members to avoid 1000+ litigations

94% of 9,500+ US litigations filed since 2010 have used patents offered on secondary market

34% of all US litigations filed in 2021 are using patents offered on secondary patent market

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Industry Testimonials

Google is pleased with our membership in AST – Its business model is among the ways we mitigate the risk of future patent litigation for Google products and services. Google entrusts the AST team to handle intake of third-party offers for patent sales and to facilitate the processing of those opportunities for consideration.

Michael Lee
Head of Patents at Google

We worked with AST to secure a license to a portfolio that has since been litigated against several other companies in our industry. The AST transaction was smooth, efficient and at a significantly lower cost than we would have faced if we had not acted proactively.

Chip Lutton
Vice President and General Counsel, Nest Labs, Inc. / A Google Company

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