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Rock Star Suicides and Patent Apportionment
IP & Patents, M&A, Business Valuation
Solo performing rock starts are much more likely to die prematurely than rock stars that are members of a band. The reason is solo performers are more likely to engage in destructive behavior (e.g. drug and alcohol abuse) than members of a band. According to research...
Strategies for Negotiating Licenses
Negotiating, M&A, Business Valuation, IP & Patents
You will never get the license agreement your technology deserves. You get the license agreement you negotiate. With this in mind, it is important for inventors, licensing professionals and intellectual property lawyers to constantly hone their negotiating skills....
Patent Valuation and the Global IP Index
M&A, Business Valuation, Negotiating
Suppose you are valuing a large patent portfolio with issued patents and pending applications in more than 20 countries throughout the world. One of your tasks would be to project how much royalties each patent could collect in each of the subject countries over time....
Worthless Patents Can Be Invaluable
M&A, Business Valuation, IP & Patents
Let’s say that we are reviewing a patent with very narrow and very poorly constructed claims that read on something that doesn’t seem to have any commercialization potential. Further, the prosecution history was very contentious and resulted in the patentee making...
Hiring an Investment Bank That Specializes in M&A Improves Seller Outcomes, Here’s Why
M&A Education & Market, Exit Planning, Education, M&A, Sell-side, Owner Considerations
Selling your company is a major life decision. Not only do you want to get the highest return possible, you want to ensure that the legacy you’ve built lives on after you sell. But many CEOs choose to navigate the sales process themselves rather than choosing help...
The M&A Trifecta: The Key Pieces You Must Have in Place To Sell Your Business
Education, M&A, Sell-side, M&A Education & Market, Exit Planning, Value Creation
The sell-side M&A process has many layers that require different tactical approaches depending on your business’s unique circumstances. In some ways, no two sales processes are exactly the same. The playing field is a little different with every transaction, so a...