Valuation of Intangible Assets in Global Operations

Valuation of Intangible Assets in Global Operations

1. The valuation of intangible assets, as well as corporate knowledge, in the act of transferring, sharing, selling or licensing from one company to another

2. The alliances imply the acquisition, not the whole company, but only a part of its assets, capacities or knowledge, which will be used in combination with the other company.

3. WHEN DO INTANGIBLE ASSETS NEED TO BE VALUED?

   • Besides the important issue of stock market valuation, there are several principal business circumstances in which intangible value needs to be measured
   • A company sale, merger, or acquisition
   • Sale, purchase, or licensing of separable assets
   • Lawsuits involving intellectual property infringement
   • Tax liability
   • Corporate Alliances
   • R&D management.

4. The nature and attributes of intangible corporate assets

   • Intellectual property rights
     • Patents, brands, author
   • Intellectual assets
     • software, databases, blueprints, formulas, manuals and trade secrets
   • Human and organizational Capital
     • Experience that resides in employee thinking and organizational routines
     • Collective corporate knowledge skills and knowledge of individual employees know-how organizational culture customer satisfaction