Intellectual Property

Today’s business activities rely heavily on intellectual assets encompassing such elements as research and development (R&D), patents, software, human resources and new organizational structures. Because of the potential transformative effects of intellectual assets, and the large contribution they make to the firm’s value, appropriate measurement methods and conceptual models of investment, capital, and its return, are critical. Intellectual assets are rarely reflected in official measures of economic performance, and most of them are not accounted for as investments in financial statements.

At the firm level, the ability to create value from intellectual assets is highly contingent on the management capabilities in individual firms and the implementation of appropriate business strategies. Leading firms have increased the efficiency of their R&D processes by linking internal R&D activities more closely to their business strategy and relying on external sources to gain access to complementary knowledge and round out technology portfolios. At the smaller company level, it is not uncommon to find firms relying on informal approaches to management of intellectual property, a process that may hinder value creation for shareholders.

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Understanding the benefits and costs of intellectual property is crucial to efficiently managing the operations, as is aligning the firm’s intellectual property strategy with its corporate strategy and directives. Improved information about intellectual assets and corporate strategy also improves the ability of firms to secure funding at a lower cost of capital, and to better allocate resources.

Providing client firms with the management of their intellectual property portfolios
  • IP valuation
  • Strategic Planning
  • Litigation support and expert witness services
  • Licensing, royalty, cost and pricing issues
  • Technology transactions
Specific services include
  • Performing license and royalty compliance testing
  • Evaluating, structuring and executing IP transactions, such as licensing, cross-licensing, joint venture and start-up company creation
  • Providing competitive market assessments
  • Developing recommendations for value extraction from existing and future intellectual assets within client portfolio
  • Performing license and royalty compliance testing
  • Evaluating, structuring and executing IP transactions, such as licensing, cross-licensing, joint venture and start-up company creation
  • Providing competitive market assessments
  • Developing recommendations for value extraction from existing and future intellectual assets within client portfolio