IP Valuation: Practical Guide on Effective Methods and Approaches for 2015 and Beyond

Broadcast Date: Friday, October 30, 2015 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm (ET)

Overview:

In this two-hour LIVE Webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders will help companies better understand the important aspects of this significant topic. They will provide an in-depth discussion of the effective and efficient methodologies and approaches in ensuring a proficient Intellectual Property (IP) Valuation. Speakers will also offer best practices in developing and implementing operative IP Valuation techniques.

Key topics include:

Intellectual Property – A Brief Overview
The Valuation Process – A Brief Overview
IP Valuation for
- Compliance reporting
- Transactions
- Litigation

Agenda:

Introduction
- IP a subset of intangible assets (IA) – IP is the most “tangible” of the intangibles
- IP has a significant economic impact measured in terms of revenues, profits and market cap
- IP may be valued for reasons including financial and tax compliance reporting, transaction support, litigation and business management
- Although similar valuation methods are used regardless of the reason for the valuation, the way they are implemented can differ depending on the reason for the valuation
Financial reporting
- ASC 805 – Business Combinations and ASC 350 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets are the accounting rules that drive most IP valuations for financial reporting; private companies were recently provided w/ an alternative intended to reduce the burden associated w/ valuing IA including IP.
- Most companies do not maintain or track in the ordinary course of business many of the inputs necessary to value IP.
- Auditors only want what valuation analysts should be giving them anyway.
- The accounting rules driving IP valuation for financial reporting are a missed opportunity for management, investors and creditors because companies are allowed to book it if they buy it but not if they make it, and because they can write it down but they can’t write it up.
Transaction support
- Unlike valuations prepared for financial reporting or litigation purposes, valuations prepared for IP transactions often consider the objectives of the specific parties and their commercial relationship.
- IP valuations for transaction purposes are often affected by the type of industry and regulations and standards affecting the use of technology.
- An important consideration in IP valuation relates to deal structures that enable risk shifting between the parties.
- The appropriate valuation analysis for a transaction depends on each party’s motivations and the buyer’s intended use of the IP, but valuations for transaction purposes follow recognized approaches – market, income and cost.
Litigation
- IP valuation in the context of litigation presents additional challenges arising from recent court rulings prohibiting or limiting the use of certain valuation tools.
- The analysis of “comparable” licenses in a litigation context is problematic given recent case law limiting the ability of litigants to rely on general industry license terms or litigation settlements in their analysis of reasonable royalty damages.
- Certain valuation tools, such as the 25 Percent Rule and, to a lesser extent, the Nash Bargaining Solution, are or may be inadmissible in patent litigation matters.
- While parties to a license often agree on license terms involving running royalties based on a percentage of the licensee’s sales of the licensed products, this royalty structure may pose problems in a litigation setting due to recent case law regarding the Entire Market Value Rule (EMVR), which can restrict the royalty base to the “smallest saleable unit”.

Who Should Attend:

IP Attorneys and Consultants
IP Valuation Officers and Professionals
IP Officers
Multinational Companies
Private and Public Companies
Other related/interested Professionals and Organizations

Carla Mulhern Managing Principal Analysis Group

Carla S. Mulhern, Analysis Group Managing Principal, specializes in the application of economic principles to issues arising in complex business …

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Philip Green Principal Hoffman Alvary & Company LLC

Phil Green is one of the four founding Principals of Hoffman Alvary. For over twenty years, his practice has focused …

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Chuck Faunce, ASA Director, Business Valuation and Litigation Services Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, P.A.

Chuck Faunce has 19 years of experience providing clients with valuation consulting services including financial- and tax- compliance reporting, commercial …

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Course Level:
Intermediate

Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials

Method of Presentation:
On-demand Webcast

Prerequisite:
NONE

Course Code:
144960

NASBA Field of Study:
Specialized Knowledge and Applications

NY Category of CLE Credit:
Skills

Total Credits:
2.0 CLE

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About Analysis Group

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About Hoffman Alvary & Company LLC

Hoffman Alvary & Company is a consulting firm providing independent advisory services to law firms, their clients and other institutions worldwide.

The firm’s Intellectual Property and Valuation Consulting practices assist companies and their counsel in a broad range of areas including expert witness testimony, licensing matters, valuations and general business consulting. The firm’s principals are experienced in determining and testifying to the amount of damages arising from the infringement of intellectual properties, and as well as in analyzing financial, accounting and economic issues in investigations before the International Trade Commission.

The firm’s Law Firm Consulting practice focuses on management consulting to major law firms throughout the United States, Canada, the UK and Europe, and works regularly with nearly half the AmLaw 100 and AmLaw Second Hundred firms in their strategic and tactical considerations.

For more information on Hoffman Alvary, visit www.hoffmanalvary.com.

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About Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, P.A.

Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, P.A. (“GSG”) is a certified public accounting firm offering full service accounting, tax and consulting services to small and middle market clients in a broad range of industries since 1934. The firm seeks to be a trusted advisor to each of our clients and emphasizes the development of deep relationships to achieve that goal. GSG is a member of PKF North America, a network of independent CPA firms with 245 offices.

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