IP Valuation for Patent Sales
Our Contribution OxFirst was invited to undertake an independent assessment of the patents subject to the transaction and asked to determine an adequate price for the technology transfer. This implied a comprehensive due diligence of the IP at stake, a study of the technological and legal strength and a thorough investigation of the market size […]
IP Valuation in Emerging Markets
A major international development bank was eager to integrate better the IP component in its overarching approach to financing innovation in developing countries. Our Approach We offered an overview of IP monetization techniques and illustrated at the example of a host of case studies how these can be applied in an emerging markets context. We […]
IP Valuation in Artificial Intelligence
This private equity funded firm was eager to determine the value of its IP portfolio for investment purposes and to subsequently extract economic value from its IP. The firm is specialized in Artificial Intelligence and its Board had prior to our study been rather unaware of what type of IPR it owned and what its […]
IP Valuation for a Syndicated Patent Securitisation
A private equity firm was eager to diversify into intellectual property. In particular, it was keen to develop a financial mechanism that would allow it to invest in patents in emerging markets, while protecting itself against the host of risks associated with these types of investments. Our Approach We developed together with the private equity […]
IP Valuation in a Digital Business
The investor was eager to determine the worth of selected paradigmatic digital business models. It approached us in search for an understanding of the macroeconomic impact associated with these digital businesses. Our Approach We categorized the businesses according to typological business models and estimated their existing and future contribution to the economy. We concluded that […]
IP Valuation for a Patent Aggregator
The client was a patent brokerage firm eager to diversify its business and embrace the concept of patent aggregators. Our Approach We illustrated how the identification, grouping, and valuing of different rights into a single license, can allow for an electronic patent licensing platform, and hence reduce search- and information transaction costs. The concept developed […]
IP Valuation for Patent Trading
The client, a former investment banker, invited us to provide input on the business model and approach to IP valuation for a financial exchange that was eager to trade patents in a way similar to that of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). Our Approach We contributed to outlining the mechanisms for a formal exchange for […]
IP Valuation under the IPR Enforcement Directive
What economic evidence is admissible to assess damage awards under the IPR Enforcement Directive? How can the legal principles underlying the IPRED be translated into economic analysis so to adequately determine damages? Our Approach We studied which economic methods correspond best to the legal principles underlying the IPRED, so to come to assure the adequate […]
IP Valuation for an Investment Index
Can intellectual property serve as a matrix for smart investment decisions? A major investment bank was eager to embrace the concept of IP in its investment decisions. In particular, it was keen to get a novel perspective on the technology potential of emerging markets. Our Approach We developed an IP based investment index that provided […]
OxFirst research leads to 1st National IP Strategy of Austria
Faced with the twin challenge of being an innovation follower and lacking adequate linkages between IP and business, Austria found itself with a patent office that lacked the necessary means for a significant contribution to the country’s economy. This situation was reported as problematic by the National Controlling Office. Against this background we were approached […]