Thompson on Patent Litigation Finance Reading Sean K. Thompson’s new preprint — and what the publicly disclosed Burford and Omni Bridgeway data actually say about how patent funders make money. The Setup In 2025, four WilmerHale attorneys published The Venture Capital Model Applied to Litigation Funding: Misaligned Incentives and the Harm to Innovation in volume […]
The Patent Platform Turn: How Families Beat Single Cases How patent acquisition and licensing-first strategies are reshaping litigation finance (2025–2026) Why the patent playbook is changing The traditional model for patent investing is straightforward: one patent, one defendant, one massive payout. While this can work, it comes with severe downsides—binary outcomes, extended timelines, validity challenges, […]
How reaching my first million transformed my investment strategy and led me to explore litigation finance—including the risks, rewards, and lessons learned from concentrated alternative asset investing. Disclaimer: This article describes my personal investment experience and should not be construed as investment advice. Litigation finance involves substantial risk, including total loss of capital. Always conduct […]
