IP valuation advice for lawyers, business and people
Legal Services Overview
Intangible Business provides services focussed on IP valuation and quantification in conjunction with legal advisers, including: as expert witness; business valuations; forensic accounting; intellectual property valuations; for trademark disputes; copyright valuation, counterfeit/IP protection; share valuations; market research; brand valuations; quantification of losses; partnership or shareholder disputes; and for commercial dispute resolution.
Intangible Business works with in-house and external counsel both for dispute resolution and for non-contentious matters.
Key services
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Brand Valuation
- Business Valuation
- Case Studies Legal
- Comparable Data
- Copyright Valuation
- Counterfeit (lookalike) IP Protection
- Forensic Accounting
- Intellectual Property (IP) Expert Witness
- Intellectual Property / IP Valuation
- IP and Business Value
- IP and Commercial Due Diligence
- Loss or Damage Quantification
- Market Research
- Regulatory Disputes
- Standard Page Test – Legal Section
- Trademark Infringement Expert
- Valuing Connected Assets
- Valuing Patents
- Valuing Trademarks
Intangible Business works:
1) In all sectors: Consumer Goods (including Beverages); Oil and Gas; Industrials; Health Care; Consumer Services (including Media and Entertainment); Telecommunication; Utilities; Technology and Financials.
2) Across all territories in the world (Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and Asia Pacific).
3) For global corporate businesses, and large to small owner managed enterprises.
The key benefit of using Intangible Business is the access this provides to a team of experienced and qualified accountants, marketers and valuers with backgrounds in professional consulting firms as well as in businesses. This gives a rounded perspective on business models as they relate to markets, customers and financial delivery. This skill and expertise results in robust, well thought through and objective valuations which complement legal advice and are based on market and commercial reality. Intangible Business’s work is bespoke and delivered through the formats required for each project, usually reports, presentations and attending meetings. Intangible Business’s work includes expert evidence in courts and other tribunals.
Reports from Intangible Business have withstood the most severe criticism and examination from both audit firms and financial authorities as well as in international courts of law and other tribunals, including international arbitrations.
Representatives of Intangible Business are members of: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW); The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants; The Chartered Institute of Marketing; The Academy of Experts (TAE); The Society of Expert Witnesses; and The Expert Witness Institute. This includes accreditation as: expert witness by TAE; and forensic accountant by the ICAEW.
Testimonial
Norman Myers
Attorney and Notary Public on behalf of Cape Wools Port Elizabeth South Africa
“Cape Wools SA has had a major dispute over the last 5 years relating to its interests in the Woolmark, one of the world’s largest ingredient textile brands. One of the key issues was the value to be placed on the Woolmark and during the course of the dispute we experienced expert valuation evidence from no less than 11 firms in the UK, Australia and USA. These firms included several from the Big 4 accounting firms, smaller accounting and boutique valuation firms. We are able to say that Cape Wools SA was fortunate to have retained the services of Intangible Business as our lead consultants and valuers. We considered Intangible Business was by far the best of these, in terms of their responsiveness, quality of service, in-depth research and analysis, and value for money. We would have no hesitation in recommending their services.”
William Williams
Head of Legal, Laura Ashley
“Laura Ashley employed Intangible Business as experts to give evidence in an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration in Paris for the purpose of evaluating the change in value of the Laura Ashley brand between 1995 and 2002. We found Intangible Business to possess an in depth understanding and appreciation of our business and were capable of clearly demonstrating the relationship between consumer loyalty, brand image and market performance with that of financial performance. They provided far reaching insight into the brand and the business and delivered a service ahead of demanding expectations.”
Nick Peacock and Iain Maxwell
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
“The expert evidence and support given by Intangible Business was impressive and an important factor in resolving this confidential dispute. Intangible Business stood up completely to testing including that of cross examination.”
Ms Marika Monaghan
Instructing Solicitor
“Our client, Mr Harman, is pleased that this significant and complex claim has been successfully brought to trial. We worked closely with an able team at Intangible Business, who made a significant contribution to the quantification of lost profits. Thayne Forbes’ methodology was largely accepted and used by the trial judge.”
Julian Miller
Partner, DAC Beachcroft
“Our client, Collyer Bristow, and their insurers are delighted that this major and complex claim has been comprehensively dismissed. We worked closely with an able team at Intangible Business, who made a significant contribution in relation to valuations. Thayne Forbes was one of the last witnesses to testify at the trial lasting nearly five months, thus ending the case on a positive note. His views were largely accepted and endorsed by the trial judge.”
Paul Artemi
Managing Director
“Intangible Business was introduced to me as experts in intellectual property valuation. I was very impressed with their professional approach and timely delivery, on brief. They showed real understanding of my business and given the opportunity, I would happily work with them again”.
