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Licensing andIP Valuation

Ruth Fisher, PhDwww.QuantAA.com

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Outline

When and Why You Need an Expert Components of IP Valuations

Fields of Use Discount Factors Profit Streams

Profit Allocation: Licensor v. Licensee Issues re Maximization of IP Value

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When and Why You Need a Valuation Expert Cost of Expert Valuation:

$1,000s – $10,000s Use an expert when accuracy and

credibility are importantValuation subject to scrutinyLarge investments will be made

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Valuation Effort Required

CircumstanceExpected Degree

of Scrutiny

Level of Effort

Required

Litigation Very High Large

Tax-Related Ventures High Large

Joint Ventures High Large

Intra-Company Transfers

High Large

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Valuation Effort Required (cont.)

CircumstanceExpected Degree

of Scrutiny

Level of Effort

Required

Business Decision Making

Medium Medium

Licensing (Sale & Purchase)

Medium Medium

In-Kind Contribution Medium Medium

R&D Investment Medium Medium

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Valuation Effort Required (cont.)

Circumstance

Expected Degree

of Scrutiny

Level of Effort

Required

Portfolio Management Medium Medium

Exploitation Potential

Medium Medium

Initial Estimate Low SmallSource: Patrick H. Sullivan, Profiting from Intellectual Capital: Extracting Value

from Innovation. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998, p.183.

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Components of IP Valuations

IP Value = Sum for all Fields of Use i of

(Present Discounted Value)i

of (Profit)i

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Fields of Use

A field of use is a specific application, industry, product line, or geography for the invention

Each field of use may be developed, licensed, and/or marketed separately

Each field of use must be valued separately

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Examples of Fields of Use Saran Wrap®

Meat packaging in the United States

Book packaging in Europe

Packaging of entertainment products (CDs, DVDs, etc.)

Gift packaging (wrapping paper)

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Fields of Use Matrix

U.S. Europe

Latin Americ

aAsia

Food $250M $100M $75M $50M

Entertainment

$500M $50M $100M $750M

Household Products

$100M $200M $50M $0

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Present Discounted Value Intuitively: A dollar today is worth more

than a dollar tomorrow, and discounting makes you indifferent between revenue in future and PDV of revenue today

Discounting accounts for Time Value of Money: Interest rate and/or opportunity

cost (return on other projects) Technology Risks: Will the invention yield a viable

product? Marketing Risks: Will there be demand for the product

at a profitable price?

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Present Discounted Value (cont.)

PDV is calculated by applying discount factors to future revenue streams

Discount factors are “weights” for future $ relative to initial period $ Weights decrease with time

Weights decrease with risk (discount rate)

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Discount Factors: A Graphical Illustration

1.00

0.20

0.30

0.44

0.67

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

1.00

1 2 3 4 5Period

Dis

count

Fac

tor

r = 10% r = 25% r = 50%

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Discounted Factor

risk with Decreases

with timeDecreases

(Weight)Factor Discount :Note

risk) of (level ratediscount theis

future in the periods # theis ere wh

,

r

t

r1

1FactorDiscount

1)(t

t

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Present Discounted Value: A Tabular Example

Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

Period 4

Period 5

PV

Nominal $ $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $5.00

Discount Factor r = 10%

1.00 0.91 0.83 0.75 0.68 $4.17(↓

17%)

Discount Factor r = 25%

1.00 0.80 0.64 0.51 0.41 $3.36(↓

33%)

Discount Factor r = 50%

1.00 0.67 0.44 0.30 0.20 $2.61(↓

48%)

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$5.00

$4.17

$3.36

$2.61

$0.00

$1.00

$2.00

$3.00

$4.00

$5.00

PDV

r = 0%

r = 10%

r = 25%

r = 50%

Present Discounted Value: A Tabular Example (cont.)

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Present Discounted Value: Another Tabular Example

Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

Period 4

Period 5

PV

Discount Factor: r = 25%

1.00 0.80 0.64 0.51 0.41

Nominal $ $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $3.36

Nominal $ $2 $2 $1 $0 $0 $4.24(↑

26%)

Nominal $ $0 $0 $1 $2 $2 $2.48(↓

26%)

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$4.24

$3.36

$2.48

$0.00

$1.00

$2.00

$3.00

$4.00

$5.00

PDV

Earlier Stream

Constant Stream

Later Stream

Present Discounted Value: Another Tabular Example (cont.)

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Discount Rates

Discount Rates (Levels of Risk) Vary across Industries Increase with Time to Market Decrease with Stage of Development

Basic Research Result: Development of idea Prototype Development Stage: Functionality of

technology Pilot Production Stage: Manufacturing ability Advanced Stage: Product marketing and production

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Sample Discount Rates

Stage of Developmen

t

Discount Rate 1

Discount Rate 2

Basic 50% 50-75%

Intermediate 30-40% 30-50%

Advanced 25% 0-30%

Source

Gordon V. Smith and Russell L. Parr, Valuation of Intellectual Property and

Intangible Assets, 3rd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000, p.506.

Patrick H. Sullivan, Profiting from Intellectual Capital: Extracting Value from Innovation. John Wiley & Sons,

Inc., 1998, p.339.

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Profit If Successful

Valuation Methods Cost-Based Approach: Cost of

reproducing/replacing technology Market-Based Approach: Price of

similar technologies Economic Analysis: PDV of future

profit streams

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Cost-Based Approach

(Cost of reproducing technology) Useful for determining whether to

develop in-house or license Helps to put bounds on amount

willing to pay or receive for license Does not account for market

demand

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Market-Based Approach(Price of similar technologies) Requires

existence of a market for comparables with open knowledge of terms of sale and willing parties to the negotiations

Adjustments for comparability often subject to dispute See Economic Factors for determination of

adjustments for comparability

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Economic Analysis(PDV of future profit streams) Intrinsic Value Factors

Benefits of IP relative to AlternativesSize of Product Market

Marginal Change: Market ~ Existing Users Revolutionary Change: Market ~ Existing Users + New Users

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Size of Product Market

Total Population

Old Market = New Market

Marginal Change

Total Population

Old Market

Revolutionary Change

New Market

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Economic Analysis (cont.)

Intrinsic Value Factors (cont.)

Portion of Realizable Profit from Invention v.

Other Patented Components Non-Patented Components Manufacturing Risk Other Business Risk

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Contribution of IP to Profits

IP at Issue

Other IP

Mfg Risk

OtherBusiness Risk

Non-PatentedComponents

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Economic Analysis (cont.)

Manufacturing/Supply FactorsCapacity ConstraintsAccess to Raw MaterialsAccess to ConsumersRegulatory Environment

Tariffs Quotas Price Caps

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Economic Analysis (cont.)

Demand FactorsConsumer Appeal v. Alternatives

Marginal v. Revolutionary Change

Consumer Switching Costs

Consumer Acceptance of Product

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Economic Analysis (cont.)

Demand Factors (cont.)

Potential for Sales of Complementary Products

Product Lifecycle Adoption/Diffusion Curve Repeat Sales Market Saturation Current/Future Substitutes

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Product Lifecycle

Time

Sale

s

Current Sales Alt'v Current Sales Market SaturationRepeat Sales Future Substitute

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Profit Allocation: Licensor v. Licensee

Profit from Invention

Licensor’sShare Licensee’

sShare

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Profit Allocation: Licensor v. Licensee

Form of AllocationTypes

Up-Front PaymentMilestone PaymentsRoyalty Payments

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Profit Allocation: Licensor v. Licensee (cont.)

Form of Allocation (cont.)

How DeterminedDeliverables?Transfer of knowledge?Risk Sharing

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Profit Allocation: Licensor v. Licensee (cont.) Size of Allocation Depends on

Fees for similar licenses

Stage of development

Bargaining power of parties (alternatives available to each)

Rules of Thumb: profitsnet of 31

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Maximization of IP Value Capture all fields of use

Rank applications by profitability

Rank applications by probability of success

Consider who is most suited to exploit each application

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