IP Strategy and Valuation

Intellectual property (IP), whether patents, copyrights, trademarks or know-how are the cornerstone to competitive advantage and investment. Squizzical places emphasis on developing a robust IP strategy that secures an asset and negotiation leverage, all with reference to prior art, rules of disclosure and competition. Focus on derisking and value creation underpin our approach. In practise this means:

• Identifying critical risks and attrition points

• Defining critical proof of concept and killer experiment steps

• Financial modelling to monitor increase in financial value

• Informing negotiations about front or rear loading of milestones and royalties

• Establishing a value for joint ventures, spin-out companies or acquisitions

Our approach to using valuations as a management tool can be used on projects, portfolios, or business units and is a useful tool for allocating resources.

Conducting Intellectual Property (IP) audits and workshops to identify commercial and research project opportunities.