Voicee has launched a strategic auction for exclusive licensing rights to its voice AI monetization patent portfolio, dubbed "The Tollbooth" for its comprehensive coverage of voice-driven commerce across retail, healthcare, AI platforms, AR/VR, and automotive sectors. With a projected market value exceeding $100 billion by 2030, this portfolio positions winners to lead the voice commerce revolution.
Voicee auctions exclusive voice AI patent licensing rights across five sectors.
Portfolio covers retail, healthcare, AI platforms, AR/VR, and automotive.
WIPO confirms all 10 core claims as patentable, ensuring novelty.
Auction structure prevents monopolization, with $255M total minimum bids.
Winners gain sub-licensing rights for additional revenue opportunities.
Bidding opens September 17, 2025, for Fortune 500 companies.
Voicee’s patent portfolio, validated by a WIPO International Patent Application, includes 10 core claims and five Continuation-in-Part applications, covering foundational voice monetization technologies. “The USPTO is seeing an unprecedented surge in voice assistant patent applications right now – we're in the middle of an AI patent race,” said Stephen Byrd, inventor and founder of Voicee. The portfolio spans critical voice commerce verticals, offering a strategic advantage in markets projected to exceed $100 billion by 2030.
Unlike traditional patent acquisitions, Voicee’s auction offers exclusive licensing rights by sector, with minimum bids ranging from $35 million for automotive to $80 million for big tech/AI platforms. This structure fosters competition while preventing monopolization, ensuring broad market access. Auction winners also gain sub-licensing rights, enabling additional revenue streams and market control within their sectors.
The voice commerce market is poised for explosive growth, with patent filings up 300% in the past year. “Voice commerce patent filings have increased 300% in the past year, but patent examination timelines average 3-4 years – incompatible with fast-moving AI market dynamics,” added Byrd. Voicee’s auction, with information packets available September 17, 2025, and final bids due December 2, 2025, allows companies to secure rights before market consolidation, avoiding delays in USPTO approval.
The auction targets Fortune 500 companies with existing voice/AI platforms, requiring a $1 million deposit per sector by September 21, 2025. By securing these patents, bidders can lead in high-growth sectors like retail, healthcare, and AR/VR, capitalizing on a market opportunity likened to the mobile advertising revolution of the 2010s.
Voicee’s auction represents a critical opportunity for industry leaders to secure a competitive edge in the rapidly expanding voice commerce landscape, ensuring innovation and market dominance in the AI-driven future.
Voicee holds the foundational patent portfolio for voice AI monetization, covering the essential infrastructure that enables voice-driven commerce across all major technology platforms. The company's WIPO International Patent Application received Written Opinion confirmation that all 10 core claims demonstrate novelty and inventive step, positioning the portfolio as the tollbooth for the emerging voice commerce economy.
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