Legal brand valuation news

Ebay fined for counterfeits

EBay is fined £31.9m for trading in counterfeit goods. Stuart Whitwell, joint managing director of Intangible Business, comments.

Valuation In Practice

Intangible Business publishes exclusive research into how lawyers use valuations.

The major accounting initiative designed to improve the reporting of intangible value in the US was supposed to bring greater clarity. But a new study shows that SFAS 141, like IFRS 3, has failed to live up to the hype.

Quantifying intangible losses & damages

Intangible assets frequently account for a significant portion of a business' value. Thayne Forbes, joint managing director of Intangible Business explains how to quantify losses and damages from intangible assets.

Counterfeit & copycat: Keeping it Real

Copycat and counterfeit activity is booming so what are brands doing to turn back the tide and keep their reputations intact?

It's time we killed the copycats

Thayne Forbes, joint managing director of Intangible Business, comments on copycat activity with fashion brands.

Copycat & Counterfeit: Fair or Unfair?

Intangible Business launches its summary report into copycat and counterfeit activity: 'Copying: Fair or Unfair'. Included are case studies of recent court action from brands such as Chloe, L'Oreal, Jimmy Choo, Monsoon and Levi's.

Floating Assets

Chris Langridge, partner at Cripps Harries Hall, explains the growing issue of law firms converting to public companies. Their valuable brands, as valued by Intangible Business, add to the attraction.

Topshop ordered to destroy dresses 'copied from Chloe design'

Thayne Forbes, joint managing director of Intangible Business was expert witness in a landmark counterfeiting case and comments on the latest Topshop vs Chloe counterfeit action.

Cadbury finds itself in a sticky mess

Cadbury Schweppes is set to be sentenced by a British court for hygiene offences. Not the wash-your-hand kind, the contamination kind. Stuart Whitwell, joint managing director of Intangible Business, discusses the implications.

The Failure of IFRS 3

Thayne Forbes, joint managing director of Intangible Business, reports on bespoke research into how the FTSE 100 reported intangible assets in business combinations in the first year under IFRS, with some worrying conclusions.

IP assets: a licence to print money

Thayne Forbes, joint managing director of Intangible Business discusses the financial benefits of protected IP.

Primark chic: Copies may spark legal battle

Following a landmark trademark case involving L'Oreal, lawyers are circling cut-price fashion retailers in an attempt to restrict their ability to copy the designs of luxury brands. Thayne Forbes, L'Oreal's expert witness and joint managing director of Intangible Business, provides comment.