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Intellectual Property and Assessing Its Financial Value
12. Consider the remaining life of the patent.
13. Analyze any prior royalties paid for the patent.
14. Inquire into any actual or threatened litigation involving the patent.
15. Identify the next-best alternative technologies.
16. Estimate a demand curve for the patented item.
17. Determine the patented product’s point of profit maximization.
18. Consider the applicability of traditional valuation approaches, e.g.
net present value (NPV).
19. Do an income-approach valuation.
20. Write the patent valuation report.
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