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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RESEARCH

The proprietary data controlled by CONSOR related to intellectual property valuation is unmatched. For two decades the firm has been accumulating and organizing information and data related to trademarks, patents and copyrights and the royalty rates, values and transaction prices of those assets. Both current and historical data is available not only from our private resource but also from public databases. Whether establishing royalty rates for trademarks, patents, domain names, copyrights, artwork, character or other intellectual property or whether establishing value for these same assets, CONSOR provides the research and data necessary. We reach into a variety of sources to establish marketplace royalty rates and comparable values:

Our proprietary index of more than 13,000 transactions
Our royalty rate research that agglomerates information from all sources
Public document research on royalty rates and intellectual property valuation and transaction values
Access to professional intellectual property associations and their data resources
Data collection from linkage and affiliations 17 years of historical data as well as contemporary and current royalty rate information is available to you
Experts in: Brand valuation, Copyright valuation, Trademark valuation & Patent valuation

A BROAD RANGE OF VALUATION ASSIGNMENTS

As the only independent firm specializing only in intellectual property and intangible assets, valuation is a core practice area for CONSOR. For more than 20 years, we have been valuing the full entire spectrum of intangible assets and IP for clients as diverse as IBM, the Estate of Dr. Seuss, Xerox, and Amazon.com. Typical of these assignments are the following:

For a global software giant we were engaged to value the assets contained within a group of online copyrighted visual materials. The purpose of the assignment was to arrive at a value for mediation
For an automotive manufacturer, the database and a proprietary numbering and inventory system was valued in anticipation of a transaction
For a world famous sports celebrity, our team valued the trademark and rights of publicity for a trademark infringement litigation
The software and IT assets of a major retailer were valued in preparation for sale and subsequent auction in a bankruptcy reorganization
For a global components manufacturer, the patent portfolio, trade secrets, and software systems were valued to establish a price in an arms length sale of the intangible asset portfolio.

VALUATION METHODOLOGIES

Prior to the commencement of the actual valuation process for IP or other intangible assets it is necessary to engage in the process of triage or prioritization of the assets. The triage process, obviously follows the initial identification and grouping of assets into various bundles. Once triage had been completed, then the appropriate methodology for valuation can be selected for each group or bundle of assets. The traditional and accepted valuation methodologies include:

The cost approach based on the simple principle of substitution.
The market approach, using transactions for similar assets is a basis for value
The income approach, which establishes future income streams from use of the intangible assets such as a trademark or patent
The relief from royalty approach, which is a variation of income approach, employing well researched and documented market royalty rates to attribute potential royalty income and therefore value.

Beyond these core methodologies, there are several variations and alternatives, amongst their proprietary methodologies are:

The VALMATRIX^� technique
The Brand Valuation Equation BVEq�
Valcalc^SMmethodology

In addition, other techniques include the competitive advantage technique to the concept of relative value other approaches include the profit split method of value, and importantly, the technology factor matrix approach.