Patent ID: 8280796

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for operating an exchange based on rights in intellectual property comprising the steps of: aggregating a plurality of intellectual property rights from a plurality of intellectual property rights holders in an intellectual property aggregator by transferring in a first transfer the intellectual property rights to the intellectual property aggregator; storing in a first database a first set of information describing each of the plurality of intellectual property rights holders; storing in a second database a second set of information describing each of the plurality of intellectual property rights, the second set of information comprising an intellectual property value for each of the plurality of the intellectual property rights; storing on a third database a third set of information describing a plurality of acquirers of a portion of the plurality of intellectual property rights, the third set of information comprising payment information for each acquirer for each payment made to the intellectual property aggregator for a second transfer of the intellectual property rights to the acquirer; storing on a fourth database a fourth set of information describing a plurality of investors, each investor being a purchaser of an equity interest in the intellectual property aggregator, the fourth set of information comprising investor information for each investor for investments made to the intellectual property aggregator; inputting into a valuation module information selected from the group consisting of: the first set of information, the second set of information, the third set of information and the fourth set of information; calculating a value of the aggregated intellectual property rights in the valuation module to account for the information; determining an exchange intellectual property value for each of the plurality of intellectual property rights, the exchange intellectual property value being estimated by apportioning the aggregated intellectual property value among each of the plurality of intellectual property rights; calculating an updated aggregated intellectual property value to account for each payment received; and entering a payment value in the third database for each payment received for the transfer of an intellectual property right; wherein the payment received for an intellectual property right equals the exchange intellectual property value for the intellectual property right.