Patent ID: 8620800

Claim:
A method in a computing system for determining patent infringement risk exposure for a company, comprising: under control of the computing system, electronically receiving an indication of a revenue of the company; electronically determining and storing an estimate for settlement costs of a litigation based upon the received indication of the revenue of the company; electronically determining and storing an estimate for judgment costs for the litigation based upon the received indication of the revenue of the company; electronically determining and storing an estimate for litigation costs for the litigation based upon the received indication of the revenue of the company; electronically combining the stored estimate for settlement costs, the stored estimate for judgment costs, and the stored estimate for litigation costs into a payoff value for the litigation, wherein the electronically combining the stored estimate for settlement costs, the stored estimate for judgment costs, and the stored estimate for litigation costs into a payoff value for the litigation further comprises combining the stored estimate for settlement costs (S1), the stored estimate for judgment costs (J1), and the stored estimate for litigation costs (LC) into a payoff value as a function of the revenue of the company; and forwarding the payoff value as the risk exposure for the company.