ABSTRACT
The valuation of intellectual assets is an area receiving increased attention, with many organizations seeking to develop tools able to value intellectual property and other intellectual assets. This drive is in response to a number of pressures, including:
a need to monitor trends in the value of such assets, thereby identifying problems, and further assessing whether management initiatives are succeeding in improving their value; a need to understand the difference in the value ascribed to an organization as a whole, as often evidenced in their stock market value, and the value of their fixed assets; a need for data to assist in the licensing, acquisition or disposal of assets either to group companies or third parties.
