Private company

Wright Investors' Service Holdings, Inc.

Wright Investors' Service Holdings, formerly National Patent Development Corporation, is a United States private company (a Delaware corporation headquartered in Mount Kisco, New York) which is primarily a shell company. The initial aim was to invest in inventions and patents made in the USSR and other Eastern Bloc countries and commercialise them in the United States.2 It was founded in 1959.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Wright Investors' Service Holdings, formerly National Patent Development Corporation, is a United States private company (a Delaware corporation headquartered in Mount Kisco, New York) which is primarily a shell company. The initial aim was to invest in inventions and patents made in the USSR and other Eastern Bloc countries and commercialise them in the United States.2

Timeline

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