Intangible Assets Support U.S. Manufacturing
U.S. Manufacturing is on the rise. Between new technologies and the ‘re-shoring’ of jobs, the U.S. is the only industrial nation to...
The Fuzzy, Incomplete, Valuations of Tech Startups
Accurate business valuations have always been difficult. This difficulty has only increased over the past decade with the rise of...
Intangible Assets Increase to 84% of the S&P 500's Value in 2015 Report
Intangible Assets continue to be the greatest asset to today’s companies. Ocean Tomo, an Intellectual Property merchant bank, have...
Sony and Microsoft Hack Hurts Brand Value
With a combined total of over 150 million users, Sony's PlayStation Network and Microsoft's Xbox Live ecosystems of software and servers...
Patent Boxes Show Importance of Intellectual Property Valuation
Ireland recently became the latest European Union (EU) country to adopt the “Knowledge Development Box” (known as “patent box” in other...
New Patent Laws Impact the Software World
Excellent article from The Wall Street Journal explaining how new patent laws will make it tougher to receive software patents and how...
Lending Against Intangible Assets Gaining Acceptance
Companies have obtained capital through asset based lending (ABL) for years, leveraging assets such as plant, property and equipment in...
Global Governments Recognize R&D as a Measurable GDP Asset
One year ago today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) rewrote 86 years of history by recognizing research and development (R&D)...
Is Facebook / Oculus VR Deal in Jeopardy over Intellectual Property?
Recently, Facebook announced an agreement to purchase virtual reality (VR) startup Oculus VR for $2 billion. In less than two years, the...
Square Inc.: Valuation and Intellectual Property Issues for Acquisition
Square Inc., owner of the credit card payment system adapted to use on smart phone devices, is being rumored for acquisition by a number...
