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2009-2010 Speaking Tour Dates Available Weston Anson is currently accepting dates for his 2009-2010 speaking tour which capitalizes on his 30+ years of intellectual property consulting and management experience. His consulting expertise ranges across all types of intellectual property and intangible assets and includes: evaluation and valuation; licensing strategy development and implementation; sale, disposition and/or negotiation support; and, expert witness services on major litigation support projects. Speaking topics planned for this year include:
UPCOMING AND RECENT
Navigating a New World: Defending and Enforcing Your Technology CONSOR’s Senior Economist, Fernando Torres MSc, participated in the panel discussing the topic “Defending and Enforcing Your Technology” along with experienced IP litigators and professionals from prominent high-tech companies in Southern California. Mr. Torres discussed the current economic conditions and how they have changed optimal behavior for emerging companies which rely on patents and other intellectual property to succeed. His discussion included the latest data on non-practicing entity litigation (the so-called “patent trolls”) and the ongoing legislative Patent Law reforms moving through Congress, particularly proposed changes to infringement damages calculations.
The Economic Tsunami: Key Issues in IP Due Diligence Ride the waves with the panelists as they talk about how to avoid the wipeout and catch the fat wave in restructuring hi-tech companies, how to rip your way through valuing IP assets, and how to follow the wake and avoid getting walled off in current credit markets. Explore how to hang loose in the hi-tech industry to ride this economic tsunami. During the informative panel, CONSOR Chairman Weston Anson unpacked the complex issues surrounding intangible asset identification, valuation and disposition, explained the bundling process, and took the listener through several case studies to illustrate the vital concepts underlying these processes.
Key Issues in IP Due Diligence, Auction, Sale, and Monetization
Proper management of intangible assets has never been as important as it is during this current economic crisis. Through this presentation, Weston Anson identifies often-overlooked IP and intangible assets and explores the critical issues in valuation and monetization. Special attention is paid to disposition methods, including different auction scenarios.
Brand Values and Valuation in Current Economic Downturn Held in Chicago this year, the annual IP Business Congress focused on the issues raised by the current economic downturn and how it affects intellectual property. In particular, Weston Anson, Chairman of CONSOR, gave a presentation on “brand and IP values and valuation in the current economic downturn.” With tangible asset values declining rapidly -- particularly real estate -- most organizations are increasingly turning to their IP to seek value. Some of the specific trends that Anson notes were the following:
Corporate Brand Royalty Rates and Deals Licensing International Expo and the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) are partnered in support of Licensing University to present a conference program with hands-on classes that cover a comprehensive range of must-know topics. As part of a comprehensive panel on corporate brand royalty rates and deals, CONSOR Chairman Weston Anson discusses the core issues presented by the current economic environment and their impact upon licensing royalty rates and opportunities in the marketplace.
Maximizing the Value of Intellectual Property through the Auction Process
Valuation and Monetization of Corporate IP The 2009 Intellectual Property Spring Seminar presented by the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan in cooperation with the Institute of Continuing Legal Education offered attendees the opportunity to learn about the most recent intellectual property issues from nationally renowned experts. In his presentation, entitled Maximizing the Value of Corporate IP: Licensing and Beyond, featured speaker Weston Anson offered valuable insights into:
When
sales of assets take place under section 365 of the bankruptcy code,
interesting things can result: For example, how does one deal with
unexpired leases on non-residential property? What about technology
licensing issues? More importantly, what about the other intangible
assets and intellectual property found during a sale in bankruptcy?
This 90 minute program covers all four of these areas with an
emphasis on the intangible assets and IP portion. Case studies are
stressed, such as the recent sale of Tower Records and its real
estate and intangible assets, including its databases, Internet retail
sales platform, trademarks, licenses, and international franchises. We
also discuss the sale of the Collins & Aikman assets in both
Europe and the United States, and the patents, technology, and trade
secrets that were successfully sold. Finally we cover a company
currently in liquidation, Dan River Mills, that holds both real estate
and multiple elements of intellectual property ranging from copyrighted
materials to multiple trademark licenses and proprietary manufacturing
patents.
Past Seminars, Speeches and Presentations
2008 - ABA CLE Teleconference
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