Patent control scenarios
What if a competitor controls the patent?
Each scenario describes the position that could arise if the named operator held the granted patent. Nothing here states that any company infringes, or that ownership would prevent competitor activity.
Granted patent core — US 12,525,093
GrantedUS 12,525,093- Real-world events
- Odds
- Gambling credits
- Zero / minimal-value pseudo-currency
- Economic mode monitoring
- Wagering threshold
- Data update reduction
- Reduced network transfer
- Limited results delivered
The asset
A single granted position sitting among nine market participants
Granted United States patent
US 12,525,093
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ON-LINE SIMULATED AND NON-SIMULATED GAMBLING
Scenario
If DraftKings controls the Granted United States Patent
Commercial strategic assessment only.
Granted United States Patent
US 12,525,093 B2
- DraftKings — Potential Acquirer
- Competitive landscape
Surrounding competitors
- ReBet
- Fliff
- Sportzino
- Stake ecosystem
- BetMGM
- FanDuel
- Fanatics Sportsbook
- Caesars Sportsbook
Acquisition would place a granted United States patent concerning simulated/non-simulated wagering architecture, pseudo-currency operation and data-transfer control within DraftKings’s IP portfolio.
Potential strategic consequences
- stronger patent portfolio positioning
- additional licensing options
- potential cross-licensing value
- additional negotiating leverage
- increased freedom to invest in related product architecture
- a strategic asset relevant to competitors developing similar functionality
- potential future enforcement options, subject to legal and technical analysis
Public correspondence
Medium
Defensive strategic value
Medium-High
Competitive / portfolio value
Very High
Scenario limits