Allied Security Trust

AST is the leading provider of proactive patent defense solutions. We offer a highly efficient, cost-effective and proven method of mitigating the risk of patent assertions and litigation by enabling our Members to collectively purchase and license assets available on the open market. Because we are an independent, not-for-profit cooperative, we provide a trusted and fully transparent way for Members to analyze patent purchase opportunities. AST provides triage, evaluation and acquisition services. AST’s Members include top global companies from a wide-range of industries including Cisco, Google, IBM, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, Philips, Salesforce, Snap, Sony, Spotify, TokTok, Uber and Verizon, among others. For more information please visit: