The need for objective transfer pricing opinions has evolved from multinational corporations actively managing their portfolios of IP and intangible assets by transferring or licensing them to foreign subsidiaries. These transferred or licensed assets are then used to generate taxable business income in different tax jurisdictions. As more companies consolidate…

Valuation Expertise for Corporate Deals As advisors to corporations, investment banks and other financial institutions, we are often enlisted to calculate the value and extendibility of an entity’s intangible assets. This is particularly true in an environment where a company is being either acquired or merged, and/or where a joint…

There are many ways to extract maximum value from intellectual property, including outright sale, co-branding, and licensing. One of the strategies we employ for our clients, when appropriate, is to seek out a joint venture based on the client’s intellectual property. The form typically follows this format: Two parties come…

An effective strategy that helps you to generate the most value out of your intellectual property is determining their value for use as collateral. In the past, many banks and other lenders required that the IP be included in any financing arrangement along with the other assets used to secure…

An intellectual property owner can minimize taxes by selecting the best state or overseas domicile and inter-company licensing mechanisms. The general concept is to move a company’s portfolio of intellectual property (trademarks, copyrights, patents, even unpatented technology) to a venue with low or no state income taxes on passive income.…

Intellectual Property Donation as a Strategic Business Approach The donation of intellectual property is a new business strategy that is becoming more popular among the world’s elite technology development firms and other large corporations. Donation of IP allows your organization to maximize the benefits received from research and development efforts.…

CONSOR will act as your representative in the sale or auction of trademarks, brands, patents or domain names in a variety of different sale scenarios, including going concern, outright sale or disposition in bankruptcy. The process may first include a valuation of the intellectual property. This value will serve as…

Strategic Financial Reporting: CONSOR’s Valuation Services CONSOR provides a comprehensive package of services designed to help intellectual property owners best position their assets in terms of tax implications, including asset valuation, royalty rate analysis, comparable transaction due diligence, transfer pricing strategy, purchase price allocation analysis, and charitable donation programs. We…

Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy and Reorganization One of the most unfortunate aspects of bankruptcy is that intellectual property and intangible assets are too often either ignored until the very end of the process, or overlooked entirely. Increasingly, particularly given the declining value of real estate and other tangible assets, IP…