Kilpatrick Townsend’s Jeff Gendzwill recently gave a presentation on the topic of “Patent Monetization: Options in Patent Sales.” Patents rights and protections are an important part of any company’s IP portfolio. But even after they have been acquired, patents can be costly in light of the various maintenance fees due in most countries. Because such fees can quickly add up, it may be worth considering selling one or more patents when the technology protected by them is no longer valuable to a company.