Licensing and IP Valuation Ruth Fisher, PhD www.QuantAA.com
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 important
Valuation
subject to scrutiny Large investments will be made
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Valuation Effort Required Circumstance Litigation Tax-Related Ventures Joint Ventures Intra-Company Transfers
Expected Level of Degree of Effort Scrutiny Required Very High High High High
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Valuation Effort Required (cont.)
Circumstance
Expected Level of Degree of Effort Scrutiny Required
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Valuation Effort Required (cont.)
Circumstance Portfolio Management Exploitation Potential Initial Estimate
Expected Level of Degree of Effort Scrutiny Required Medium Medium
Medium Medium
Low
Small
Source: Patrick H. Sullivan, Profiting from Intellectual Capital: Extracting Value from Innovation. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998, p.183. www.QuantAA.com
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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 Latin U.S. Europe America Food Entertain ment
$250M
$100M
$500M
$50M
Household $100M Products
$200M
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$75M
Asia $50M
$100M $750M $50M
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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
Discount Factor
1.00 0.80
0.67
0.60 0.44
0.40
0.30 0.20
0.20 0.00 1
2 r = 10%
3 Period r = 25%
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5 r = 50%
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Discounted Factor (t −1)
1 Discount Factort = , 1+r where t is the # periods in the future r is the discount rate (level of risk) Note : Discount Factor (Weight) • Decreases with time • Decreases with risk www.QuantAA.com
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Present Discounted Value: A Tabular Example Period Period Period Period Period 1 2 3 4 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
Discount Factor r = 25%
1.00
Discount Factor r = 50%
1.00
(↓ 17%)
0.80
0.64
0.51
0.41
$3.36 (↓ 33%)
0.67
0.44
0.30
0.20
$2.61 (↓ 48%)
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Present Discounted Value: A Tabular Example (cont.) $5.00
$5.00
r =0% r =10% r =25% r =50%
$4.17 $4.00 $3.36 $3.00
$2.61
$2.00
$1.00
$0.00 PDV
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Present Discounted Value: Another Tabular Example Period Period Period Period Period 1 2 3 4 5
Discount Factor: r = 25%
PV
1.00 0.80 0.64 0.51 0.41
Nominal $ Nominal $
$1 $2
$1 $2
$1 $1
$1 $0
$1 $0
Nominal $
$0
$0
$1
$2
$2
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$3.36 $4.24 (↑ 26%)
$2.48 (↓ 26%)
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Present Discounted Value: Another Tabular Example (cont.) $5.00 Earlier Stream Constant Stream Later Stream
$4.24 $4.00 $3.36 $3.00
$2.48
$2.00
$1.00
$0.00 PDV
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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 Development
Discount Rate 1
Discount Rate 2
Basic Intermediate Advanced
50% 30-40% 25%
50-75% 30-50% 0-30%
Source
Gordon V. Smith and Russell L. Parr, Patrick H. Sullivan, Profiting from Valuation of Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital: Extracting Value from Intangible Assets, 3rd Edition. John Wiley & Innovation. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998, Sons, Inc., 2000, p.506. 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 www.QuantAA.com
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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
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Economic Analysis (PDV of future profit streams)
Intrinsic Value Factors Benefits Size
of IP relative to Alternatives
of Product Market
Marginal Change:
Market ~ Existing Users
Revolutionary Change:
Market ~ Existing Users + New Users
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Size of Product Market Marginal Change
Revolutionary Change Total Population
Total Population
New Market Old Market = New Market
Old Market
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Economic Analysis Intrinsic Portion Other
Value Factors
(cont.)
of Realizable Profit from Invention v. Patented Components
Non-Patented
Components
Manufacturing Other
(cont.)
Risk
Business Risk
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Contribution of IP to Profits IP at Issue Other IP Mfg Risk Other Business Risk Non-Patented Components
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Economic Analysis
(cont.)
Manufacturing/Supply Factors Capacity
Constraints Access to Raw Materials Access to Consumers Regulatory Environment Tariffs Quotas Price Caps
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Economic Analysis Demand
Factors
Consumer Marginal
(cont.)
Appeal v. Alternatives
v. Revolutionary Change
Consumer
Switching Costs
Consumer
Acceptance of Product
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Economic Analysis
Demand Factors Potential
Products
Product
(cont.)
(cont.)
for Sales of Complementary
Lifecycle
Adoption/Diffusion Curve Repeat Sales Market Saturation Current/Future Substitutes
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Sales
Product Lifecycle
Time Current Sales Repeat Sales
Alt'v Current Sales Future Substitute
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Market Saturation
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Profit Allocation: Licensor v. Licensee Profit from Invention Licensor’ s Licensee’ Share s Share www.QuantAA.com
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Profit Allocation: Licensor v. Licensee Form
of Allocation
Types Up-Front
Payment
Milestone Royalty
Payments
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Profit Allocation: Licensor v. Licensee (cont.)
Form How
of Allocation
(cont.)
Determined
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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)
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Maximization of IP Value Capture Rank
all fields of use
applications by profitability
Rank
applications by probability of success
Consider
who is most suited to exploit each application
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Contact Information
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