Intellectual Ventures LLC

Intellectual Ventures is a private company claiming to invest in "pure invention." Their business model has a focus on developing a large patent portfolio and licensing these patents to companies that infringe on them, or more controversially, potentially filing lawsuits against these companies if they refuse to take a license. This methodology has been referred to as "patent trolling" by detractors, although Intellectual Ventures defends their model by claiming credit for helping to build a liquid market for invention and aiding the small inventors who might otherwise be at the mercy of large corporations.

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Campaign Finance

$196,350 Given
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  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

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View all campaign finance data for Intellectual Ventures LLC Sources: OpenSecrets.org

Lobbying

$790,000 Spent
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covers through Q3, 2011

Lobbying On Behalf of Intellectual Ventures LLC

View all lobbying data for Intellectual Ventures LLC Sources: Lobbyist Registration Tracker OpenSecrets.org