Foley & Lardner LLP and the accounting firm of Grant Thornton LLP have assembled a team of professionals in the fields of valuation, IP, forensic accounting, and litigation to share their perspectives on IP valuation. Their insights will be presented in a three-part Web conference series.
The first session, Navigating Uncertainty: Patent Values and the Evolving IP Market took place on Tuesday, May 26, 2009.
How much is a patent worth? What is the source of this value? These questions are frequently asked in boardrooms and courtrooms alike but not always answered — at least not to the satisfaction of management, investors, auditors, judges, and juries.
Two professionals who can help improve the quality of these answers are Mr. Ralph Trementozzi, Senior Counsel with Foley’s Electronics Practice and Emerging Technologies Industry Team and Mr. Nick D’Ambrosio, Director Economic Advisory Services with Grant Thornton. They explained the four main sources of patent value and how to communicate this information while navigating through the maze of securities law requirements. Attendees learned about a two-dimensional framework that helps to clarify these sources of value to better translate patents into dollars and cents by:
- Identifying how the patented technology affects product sales
- Understanding how patents may restricting competitors in the marketplace
- Determining when to license the patented technology to others
Additional sessions include:
- Thursday, June 25, 2009
Navigating Uncertainty: Valuation of IP in a Business Transaction
- Thursday, July 30, 2009
Navigating Uncertainty: Valuation of IP in Litigation
For additional information, please contact Kristen R. Martin at [email protected] or 312.832.4725.
Michael J. Lockerby is the attorney responsible for the content of these programs.
