Keys to Using a Royalty Database
Follow along as we review the detailed processes ktMINE uses in order to mine and curate the public domain into the most robust transactions database on the market. We will discuss ktMINE's data sources, how the information is analyzed, and specific questions a practitioner may need to solve. Anyone who is interested in learning how to leverage a transactions database to execute effective valuations will benefit from attending.
Court Finds Use of Industry Licensing Data Reasonable and Relevant to Expert’s Reasonable Royalty Opinion
Court admits most of damages expert’s reasonable royalty opinion, finding expert properly apportioned out value of nonpatented features in calculating royalty rate; expert’s use of industry-specific data from ktMINE database was reasonable and sufficiently tied to facts of the case, court says.
J&M Industries, Inc. v. Raven Industries, Inc.
Court admits most of damages expert’s reasonable royalty opinion, finding expert properly apportioned out value of nonpatented features in calculating royalty rate; expert’s use of industry-specific data from ktMINE database was reasonable and sufficiently tied to facts of the case, court says.
BVR offers resources to help UK business valuation professionals
Financial analysts in the UK have often struggled to find auditable market and financial data to support their assumptions and conclusions.
Cannabis: IP Issues in a Budding U.S. Industry
Canada is already facing many challenges after its recent legalization of cannabis last week, including a significant shortage of product and uncertainties about border policies with the United States. Read this post from ktMINE about the IP issues in the budding U.S. cannabis industry.
Intellectual property trends: Average royalty rates, most active industries, and more
Explore intellectual property trends, including average royalty rates, most common royalty payment agreement bases, and most active industries. View real-world statistics based on thousands of actual license agreements.
Royalty rates for university-bred technology
Many universities rely on the money they earn by licensing intellectual property they develop as part of their research activities.
How the expert in the Amazon trademark case determined a royalty rate
In the recent Amazon Tax Court case, the IRS challenged the valuation of trademarks the company transferred to its overseas subsidiary. But Amazon prevailed, and here's an explanation of the comparable uncontrolled transaction (CUT) method its expert used to sift through thousands of transactions.
Court admits expert's anti-'Georgia-Pacific' royalty calculation
There is no absolute requirement to develop a reasonable royalty based on the Georgia-Pacific framework. That's the takeaway from a Daubert ruling in which the court denied the defendant's motion to preclude the testimony of the opposing damages expert, who determined a reasonable royalty based on market data instead of the customary Georgia-Pacific factors.
Testing the reasonableness of royalty rates in valuation
Steve Economou, managing director of Curtis Financial, got into IP valuations "by accident" about 15 years ago. He now does it for tax, transfer pricing, and purchase price allocations, generally. He brought his experience to a session on supporting royalty rate valuations to the ASA Advanced Business Valuation Conference in Phoenix this morning.