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What IP is worth

Four concepts decide whether intellectual property is a cost centre or an asset. This is what each one means in India, and what actually applies here rather than in the American writing on the subject.

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IP Strategy

IP strategy is not a document. It is four decisions a business keeps making: what is worth owning, where to own it, what to stop paying for, and what the whole portfolio is actually for.

10 questions answered · 6 related answers · 3 cases

IP Valuation

An IP valuation is a number someone else will accept. Who that someone is — a board, a buyer, an auditor, a tribunal — decides both the method and who is permitted to sign it.

13 questions answered · 4 related answers · 3 cases

IP Commercialization

IP commercialization is turning a right you hold into a business line somebody else operates, pays to use, or builds on — without losing control of the thing that made it valuable.

12 questions answered · 5 related answers · 4 cases

IP Monetization

IP monetization is converting a right into cash. It overlaps with commercialization, but it answers to a different person: commercialization is a growth decision, monetization is a treasury one.

9 questions answered · 4 related answers · 4 cases

This page explains how the law and the market generally work in India. It is general information, not legal advice on your situation, and the position can change. Before acting, take advice on your own facts.