What’s the value of moving up the list of most reputable companies?
The Reputation Institute and Global RepTrak Pulse recently released their findings of the world’s 100 most reputable multinational companies. Forty eight thousand consumers across fifteen markets participated in the study. “Reputation has become an increasingly critical intangible asset,” says Dr. Charles Fombrun, now Chairman of the Reputation Institute. Companies are scored on: emotional indicators, i.e., trust, esteem, [...]
Mary Adams to lead BVR webinar on intangible drivers of company value
Value Creation is the study of what drives the operations of companiestoday. In this 75-minute program, acclaimed author Mary Adams (Intangible Capital) a highly respected intangible asset strategist brings clarity to the changing nature of our economy and how it has led to the increased importance of intellectual property and intangible assets-in how companies look, how they work and [...]
A new option for getting your staff up to speed on IP value issues
BVR’s new IP Desktop Learning Center is up and running. The over two-dozen programs range from patent infringement damages to valuing web-based companies, and many of the leading IP valuation experts in the US and overseas are featured. Many of the training modules are free. A small sampling of the training modules available for the first [...]
Reilly’s ‘Six Rules’ of a credible IP valuation report
Any type of valuation report prepared for any type of intellectual property (IP) assets intended for any type of audience should adhere to the following six rules, Robert Reilly (Willamette Management Associates) told attendees at the BVR/Morningstar Summit on Best Practices in Intellectual Property Valuation, held in Chicago last week. The “Six C’s” of the [...]
Does a new license increase or decrease the value of a patent?
Traditional thinking is that a license of a patent is an encomberance that reduces the value of that patent–the licensing fees are already taken in those cash payments. Ron Laurie, at the BVR IP Value conference, stated “Not so fast. An active license is evidence of the validity of a patent, which ADDS value.” It [...]
How to improve your early stage IP valuations
As appraisers tackling early stage companies can attest, the intellectual properties and intangible assets of early ventures create valuation challenges. At BVR’s Summit on Best Practices in Valuing Intellectual Property, hosted by Morningstar Valuation Services, expert appraisers Chris Bakewell (Duff & Phelps) and Ron Seigneur (Seigneur Gustafson) will address just these issues in their day-two [...]
Program for Summit on Best Practices in Intellectual Property (IP) Valuation
Here’s the final program, including the industry-leading faculty and topics. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago. Register here. Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks: Analyze, Defend, and Maximize IP Value Featuring: Mike Pellegrino (Pellegrino & Associates) Conference chair Mike Pellegrino (the author of BVR’s Guide [...]
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