The authors outline a new valuation methodology for calculating the contribution of patents to enterprise value.
This article describes a valuation methodology for calculating the contribution that an entire portfolio makes to the overall value of the company.
The authors – Nigel Swycher, LexisNexis® Classification CEO and Steve Harris, LexisNexis® Classification CTO – have coined the description in situ valuation for this approach to emphasize that the valuation is only relevant to the current owner and that it is not dependent on a specific licensing, litigation or other corporate event.
The LexisNexis Classification CEO explains the thinking behind ‘In situ’ valuation.
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