Article Index



Charitable Contributions of Intellectual Property

    Discussion of the valuation issues surrounding developing support for the charitable deduction of donated intellectual property.

Higher Hurdles for the Expert Witness

    Discussion of the emergence of new standards by which expert witness testimony will be judged resulting from the Daubert and related court decisions.

Using Royalty Rates as Valuation Benchmarks

    Notes the courst decision in the Nestle' Holdings, Inc. transfer pricing case relative to the use of market royalty rates.

More on Trademark Royalties

    Comments on the court decision in the DHL case in which royalty rates and trademark value were at issue.

Royalties from the Marketplace

    Comments on the Burnhame case (NY) involving royalty rates in intracompany transactions.

Holding Company Trademark Royalties

    Note several court cases relative to their treatment of royalty rates in holding company situations.

Naming Rights

    Notes several naming rights transactions as they might relate to valuation of these assets.

Overview of New Product Diffusion Sales Forecasting Models

    Overview of "S-curve" forecasting models, from Fisher-Prye to Bass.