TECHNICAL-LEGAL CONSULTANCY ON TRADE MARKS AND PATENTS
The market value of your trade marks, patents, designs and other IP rights is crucial for tax planning, acquisitions, capital contributions, assignments, financing, business plans and start-ups.
A rigorous valuation credibly demonstrates an asset’s ability to generate future cash flows, reduces perceived investor risk and optimises tax leverage (Patent Box, accelerated amortisation, etc.). Numerous methodologies exist for valuing intellectual and industrial property; the choice depends on the purpose of the appraisal.
When is an IP valuation essential?
An appraisal of intellectual-property rights becomes indispensable at several key stages of a company’s life cycle.
During M&A due diligence, for instance, it objectively sets the purchase price and helps negotiate indemnity clauses. Likewise, when seeking bank financing or crowdfunding, a certified value makes an otherwise “intangible” asset tangible, boosting investor confidence.
Valuation is equally critical for intra-group transfers: only a figure aligned with OECD transfer-pricing standards ensures that remuneration between related companies is tax-compliant. In restructuring or spin-off operations, it is needed to contribute trade marks or patents to the new entity while keeping shareholder equity balanced. Finally, in litigation or licensing, the expert turns IP value into numbers—quantifying damages, royalties or licence fees using methodologies accepted by courts and recognised in the marketplace.