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Document Index: 44255788

Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2006272654', 'Application No. 2533524', 'Application No. 05705731', 'Application No. 99965746', 'Application No. 2008', 'Application No. 12', 'Application No. 10']

Patent US8027899 - System and method for forming a financial instrument indexed to ... - Google Patents
A method for forming a securities bundle indexed to entertainment revenue includes determining a first funding amount for a first entertainment event. A second funding amount is determined for a second entertainment event. Next, a dividend schedule is determined for the first and second entertainment...http://www.google.com/patents/US8027899?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8027899 - System and method for forming a financial instrument indexed to entertainment revenue
Publication number US8027899 B2
Application number US 12/823,337
Also published as US7567931, US7774258, US20050160029, US20090210335, US20100262533, US20120016791
Publication number 12823337, 823337, US 8027899 B2, US 8027899B2, US-B2-8027899, US8027899 B2, US8027899B2
Patent Citations (313), Non-Patent Citations (301), Referenced by (4), Classifications (13), Legal Events (2)
US 8027899 B2
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