Valuation And Exploitation Of Intellectual Property And Intangible Assets

When a company buys another company, how does it value its brands? When an investor is assessing the value of a technology business how does it value its assets? What's a biotech asset worth?

This book takes readers through the legal and accounting principles that govern the valuation of assets. A crucial problem for legal, accounting, banking and venture capital professionals and the owners and managers of IP assets. Contents include:

- Assessing legal protection of "intellectual capital" (protectable intellectual property and other intangibles such as brands)

- ownership of intellectual capital

- strength of the intellectual capital

- Financial Reporting and intellectual capital

- valuation methods and techniques

- intellectual property as security for loan facilities