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Intellectual Property and Licensing Advisory

In today's global marketplace, the management, protection and control of intellectual property is a high stakes matter in any business. When faced with infringement of its intellectual property or issues related to valuation of intellectual assets, companies and their counsel need access to experienced professionals who bring deep expertise in addressing these critical issues. Alvarez & Marsal assists clients in bringing successful resolution to complex IP issues that significantly impact organizations.

A&M has assembled a team of experts who bring a wide range of functional, industry and geographic experience in licensing and IP issues. Our senior professionals have served as consultants, experts and C-level executives for companies across a wide range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, biotechnology, chemicals, computer software and hardware, consumer products, electronics, entertainment, financial services, hospitality, manufacturing, medical and pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, and telecommunications.

Our Intellectual Property and Licensing Advisory services include:

Licensing Advisory and Compliance

• Develop and support licensing strategies and evaluate approaches
• Assist in drafting accounting and financial terms of license agreements
• Assist licensors to manage, monitor and control license portfolios
• Perform royalty and license compliance audits
• Recommend improvements across the entire licensing process to enhance future compliance (for both licensors and licensees)

Intellectual Property Valuation

• Value all types of intellectual assets for disputes, transactions, strategic planning, transfer pricing and compliance purposes
• Provide accurate and comprehensive analysis of the economic benefits derived from all types of intellectual assets

Intellectual Property Litigation

• Quantify economic damages resulting from branch of license agreements and infringement of patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights
• Assess factors in Georgia Pacific, Panduit and other seminal cases in determining lost profits and reasonable royalties
• Analyze information relevant to price erosion, unjust enrichment, market definition, anti-competitive conduct and diminution of value
• Provide privileged consulting and expert testimony