Financial instrument based on content and methods for valuation

Abstract

The present invention is a system and methods by which an investment vehicle can be established that is directed to one or a very limited specific form of content. More specifically, the system and methods of the present invention creates a financial instrument directed to specific content—such as a specific technology or specific artistic or literary work—that may be issued, thereby providing investors with the opportunity to invest in the specific content or aspect of that specific content.

1 . A computerized method for defining and evaluating a content-based financial instrument comprising the steps of:
 receiving by a processor a target content of a company for the content-based financial instrument;   selecting by the processor one or more intellectual properties of the company related to the target content to obtain an underlying intellectual property of the content-based financial instrument of the company;   issuing by the processor the content-based financial instrument of the company;   publishing by the processor on one or more display units of an electronic trading system the content-based financial instrument of the company including a value for the content-based financial instrument of the company;   accepting by the processor a purchase established by an investor of the content-based financial instrument of the company;   determining by the processor a payout for the content-based financial instrument of the company, wherein the payout is determined by one or more conditions for the underlying intellectual property; and   initiating the payout to the investor on a delivery day.   
     
     
         2 . The computerized method for defining and evaluating a content-based financial instrument according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more conditions is a license to the underlying intellectual property. 
     
     
         3 . The computerized method for defining and evaluating a content-based financial instrument according to  claim 2 , wherein the payout is a percentage of revenue received from the license. 
     
     
         4 . The computerized method for defining and evaluating a content-based financial instrument according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more conditions is a sale of a good or a service covered by the underlying intellectual property. 
     
     
         5 . The computerized method for defining and evaluating a content-based financial instrument according to  claim 4 , wherein the payout is a percentage of revenue received from the sale. 
     
     
         6 . The computerized method for defining and evaluating a content-based financial instrument according to  claim 1 , wherein the payout has a maximum cash value. 
     
     
         7 . The computerized method for defining and evaluating a content-based financial instrument according to  claim 1 , wherein the underlying intellectual property is one or more patents. 
     
     
         8 . The computerized method for defining and evaluating a content-based financial instrument according to  claim 1 , wherein the underlying intellectual property is one or more patent applications. 
     
     
         9 . The computerized method for defining and evaluating a content-based financial instrument according to  claim 1 , wherein the underlying intellectual property is one or more trademarks. 
     
     
         10 . The computerized method for defining and evaluating a content-based financial instrument according to  claim 1 , wherein the underlying intellectual property is one or more copyrights. 
     
     
         11 . The computerized method for defining and evaluating a content-based financial instrument according to  claim 1 , wherein payout is non-monetary.