What’s Tesla’s Patent Portfolio Really Worth?

Many CFOs still book patents at cost — or worse, at zero — despite intangibles now making up roughly 90% of corporate value. That’s a missed opportunity.

When IP lacks a clear fair-market value, it stays invisible on not only the balance sheet, but also in M&A screening, in IP-backed lending, and in equity storytelling.

This is where IP-BI comes in. IP-BI is a valuation layer that turns raw patent filings into boardroom-ready insight.
The model behind IP-BI blends 27 real-world indicators into five simple scores:

• Assignee Muscle
• Market Attractiveness
• Market Coverage
• Technical Strength
• Legal RobustnessEach score is benchmarked from 0 to 100, making it easier to flag red or green signals even for non-experts. Values are capped ($5.85M max per asset) and updated quarterly. One REST call gets you JSON with value ranges, ratings, and active family members.

• 846 active patent families, 2,420 total patents — up 16% YoY
• Portfolio fair-market value: $734M – $913M
• Median patent family: $152K
• Top family: $15M – $18.6M in estimated valueSo, what is under the hood? Tesla scores a perfect 100 on Market Coverage and Legal Robustness, suggesting strong global rights and active maintenance. But the Assignee score trails Toyota’s — a sign there’s room to convert R&D into stronger patents.
  Also, just 4% of the portfolio makes up the top tier ($2.3M+ per family). This is exactly the kind of triage data finance teams need during diligence or divestments.

The use cases are multiplying:

• Private equity: Pre-NDA target ranking by patent ROI
• IP-backed lending: Haircut Vu, skip the valuer
• Licensing: Focus on high EC + Legal score families
• IPO prep: Bundle top families into the equity narrative

Every IP-BI record links directly to Lighthouse’s patent entities and Bureau van Dijk company IDs. This means there is no extra data wrangling and you can slot valuation metrics straight into your financial models.

And starting this quarter, you can track valuation deltas over time the same way you follow ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) or Churn (customer turnover).

Grab a sandbox token, connect the endpoint, and run your first value screen in minutes. Send me a DM and start treating your IP portfolio like the financial asset it actually is.