Patent Buckets: Questions and Answers

Patent Buckets: Questions and Answers A plain-language guide to how patent funding works on Liana Banyan. Q1: What is a Patent Bucket? A Patent Bucket is a group of patents that share a single economic pool. When any patent in the bucket earns license revenue, 10% of that revenue flows into the bucket and is shared by everyone who funded that bucket (via Credits or Marks). You’re not betting on just one patent. You’re buying a share in a curated group. ...

February 17, 2026 · 5 min · 1054 words · Jonathan R. Jones