Allied Security Trust
Legal ServicesNew Jersey, United States11-50 Employees
Allied Security Trust (AST) is a not-for-profit cooperative based in Princeton, New Jersey, focused on proactive patent defense against assertions and related litigation. It enables its Members to collectively purchase and license patent assets available on the open market and provides triage, evaluation, and acquisition services to support that process. The arrangement aims to bring transparency to opportunities and help members manage patent risk in a cost-effective way. AST's Members include global technology and consumer electronics companies such as Cisco, Google, IBM, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, Philips, Salesforce, Snap, Sony, Spotify, TokTok, Uber and Verizon, among others. Operating in the legal services sector, the organization acts as a bridge between patent sellers and large high-tech buyers, offering a structured channel for patent purchases. In May 2026, AST launched IP3 2026, the eleventh edition of its Industry Patent Purchase and Licensing Program.