Let’s consider two possible scenarios. The first is that the shareholders of a company, for whatever reason, decides that it is time to either merge with another company or sell. If you are the company initiating a merger or sale, you need to know what your IP is worth in order to retain the maximum value for your company. The same applies if you are planning an IPO. If you are a company that has been approached regarding a merger or is planning to buy another company, it can be very costly if you do not know exactly which intellectual assets are included in such a situation, and their value.
At Coller IP we work with a number of companies see the opinion and valuation page on our website to help them understand how much their IP is worth in monetary terms. This is – very valuable if you are considering selling the company or approaching investors for funding.
The second is that a company becomes insolvent. An insolvency practitioner needs to understand the value of the IP remaining in the company. Having IP rights that could be sold on can help the company and its creditors in such a situation.
If a company that is facing insolvency co-owns IP rights with another company, that can be a tricky situation to resolve with expert help.
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