Patent Valuation Gauntlet

Components of the Patent Valuation Gauntlet®

Below are the sections that appear in the Patent Valuation Gauntlet®. Under each of these sections lie many questions that CPVAs should consider when preparing Patent Valuation Reports. Examples of these questions can be found here .

A	Commercial Value Matrix
B	Discount Rate Matrix
C	Royalty Trigger Analysis
D	Comparative Royalty Rate Analysis
E	Probability of Obtaining a License
F	Negotiating Licensing Leverage
G	Pre-Negotiating Leverage
H	Royalty Compliance Analysis
I	Patent Broker Analysis
J	Market Method - Venture Capital Analysis
K	Internal Valuation Analysis
L	Valuation Cap Analysis
M	Analysis of Technical Review
N	Provenance Analysis
O	Chain of Title Analysis
P	Apportionment Issues
Q	Apportionment to Management
R	Apportionment to Trade Secrets
S	Blocking Value
a	Economics
b	Anti-Trust Exposure
T	Barriers to Entry Analysis
U	Other Important Questions
V	Freedom of Operations
W	Design-Around Risk Analysis
X	Encumbrance Analysis
Y	Licensing Encumbrances
Z	Selling Encumbrances
AA	Litigation Encumbrances
BB	Other Encumbrances
CC	Opposition Analysis
DD	Additional Patent Value
EE	Intrinsic Value
FF	Internal Valuation
GG	External Valuation
HH	Ability to Detect Infringement
II	Assertion Analysis - Part 1
JJ	Likelihood of Infringement
KK	Detection of Infringement
LL	Assertion Analysis - Part 2
MM	Probabilities for Asserting Successfully
NN	Stage of Assertion
OO	Extent of Infringement

PP	Assertion Analysis - Part 3
QQ	Damages Calculation
RR	Ancillary Benefits of Assertions
SS	Assertion Analysis - Part 4
TT	Abandonment / Non-Enforceability Analysis
UU	Challenges of Assertion
VV	Assertion Analysis - Part 5
WW	Other Assertion Factors
XX	Legal Representation Issues
YY	Patent Lawyer Analysis
ZZ	Provisional Patent Analysis
AAA	Prior Art Search Analysis
BBB	Patent Drafting Analysis
CCC	Lawyer-Inventor Interaction Analysis
DDD	Citation Analysis
EEE	Backward Citation Analysis
FFF	Forward Citation Analysis
GGG	Summary Claim Chart
HHH	Claims Analysis Worksheet
III	Claims Analysis
JJJ	Embodiments Analysis
KKK	Drawings Analysis
LLL	Specification Analysis
MMM	Title Analysis
NNN	Description Analysis
OOO	Background Analysis
PPP	Summary Section Analysis
QQQ	Abstract Analysis
RRR	Importance of Patent Prosecution
SSS	Prosecution Analysis
TTT	Prosecution Analysis
UUU	Interview Analysis
VVV	Office Action Response Analysis
WWW	Reissuance Analysis
XXX	Patent Examiner Analysis
YYY	Reasonableness of Examiner
ZZZ	Patent Family Analysis
AAAA	Miscellaneous Analysis
BBBB	Patent Management Risks
CCCC	Unknown Unknowns
DDDD	Appendices
EEEE	Component Display Methods
FFFF	Sources of Patent Value