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CONSOR specializes in trademark valuation. With over two decades of experience, CONSOR assists clients with the understanding of trademark infringement and the associated claims in litigation and non-litigation disputes. While CONSOR offers a wide variety of intellectual property related services, CONSOR’s true expertise lies analyzing an owner’s intellectual property (patent,…

Understanding and Valuing Trade Secrets Trade secrets have been an important part of business operations for as long as business has existed. Recognized with legal protection by the mid-1800s, trade secrets can be take the form of a method, proprietary technique, customer list, chemical formula, specialty program, tooling design, software,…

Many of our projects involve the identification and valuation of a client’s full range of information technology portfolio, all of which is classified as intangible assets and/or intellectual property. Too often we find that in mergers, bankruptcies, reorganizations, or other deal-structured environments, the IT portfolio and its potential value are…

The concept of celebrity brands is as old as trademark licensing itself. Going back to the early 1900s, the “Teddy Bear” was inspired by President Teddy Roosevelt. The Ideal Novelty and Toy Co. received permission from Roosevelt to market the stuffed bears after a well-publicized incident in which Roosevelt refused…

When working in bankruptcy and reorganization, one has to consider whether the purchaser is a private or public company, and how various financial and accounting regulations may affect that purchaser. In its broadest definition, a business transaction includes sales, acquisitions, mergers, spinoffs, licensing, and joint ventures that involve transferring title…

Innovative Valuation Techniques: CONSOR’s Proprietary Methods CONSOR has developed several proprietary valuation techniques over the last two decades that allow us to provide more accurate assessments of the value of our clients’ intellectual property. These techniques have proven useful across a broad spectrum of intellectual property valuation issues, from tax…

In a much different way than trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property, the value of patents is very much affected by the relative maturity of the technology. As one goes from very early stage technology and patent applications to fully mature and fully commercialized patents and technology, value will rise…

CONSOR’s Extensive Research and Data Resources CONSOR understands that research is the foundation for any successful IP management strategy. Our firm has one of the largest proprietary indexes of licensing, valuation and royalty rate information available. CONSOR provides these market-based data on royalty rates, values and licensing customs and practices…