Method of protecting against a change in value of intellectual property, and product providing such protection
First Claim
1. A data processing system for use in administering an insurance program to insure the value of an intellectual property asset, comprising:
- (a). means for receiving a first numerical input which includes at least two of the following numerical values or sets of values;
(i). a first numerical value or set of values which is representative of the likelihood that said intellectual property asset would be found valid if the validity of the asset was determined by litigation,(ii). a second numerical value or set of values which is representative of a predicted appraised value of said intellectual property asset during a particular period of time, and(iii) a third numerical value or set of values which is representative of the likelihood of a competitive intellectual property asset causing a significant reduction in the predicted appraised value of said intellectual property asset during a particular period of time, and(b) means for calculating a proposed insurance premium based upon at least the first numerical input, the proposed insurance premium being calculated prior to a transfer of ownership of said intellectual property asset from a first party to a second party, and being payable by or on behalf of said second party upon or after said transfer of ownership.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of providing protection against an unexpected change in value of an intellectual property asset, which includes:
(a). obtaining a description of at least one intellectual property asset of a first party,
(b). determining a value of the at least one intellectual property asset,
(c). determining a cost of providing compensation for an unexpected change in value of the at least one intellectual property asset, and
(d). offering to provide compensation for at least a portion of any unexpected change in value of the at least one intellectual property asset to a person with an interest in the first party. A corresponding data processing system, insurance proposal form and computer-generated insurance policy form also are disclosed. The method, system and forms of the invention can be used, for example, as part of a "due diligence" analysis in the context of the purchase and/or sale of intellectual property assets.
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17 Claims
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1. A data processing system for use in administering an insurance program to insure the value of an intellectual property asset, comprising:
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(a). means for receiving a first numerical input which includes at least two of the following numerical values or sets of values; (i). a first numerical value or set of values which is representative of the likelihood that said intellectual property asset would be found valid if the validity of the asset was determined by litigation, (ii). a second numerical value or set of values which is representative of a predicted appraised value of said intellectual property asset during a particular period of time, and (iii) a third numerical value or set of values which is representative of the likelihood of a competitive intellectual property asset causing a significant reduction in the predicted appraised value of said intellectual property asset during a particular period of time, and (b) means for calculating a proposed insurance premium based upon at least the first numerical input, the proposed insurance premium being calculated prior to a transfer of ownership of said intellectual property asset from a first party to a second party, and being payable by or on behalf of said second party upon or after said transfer of ownership. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 17)
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6. A data processing system, comprising:
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means for receiving input to determine a value of at least one intellectual property asset of a first party, means for receiving input to determine a cost of providing compensation for an unexpected change in value of said at least one intellectual property asset, and means for generating an offer to a second party to provide compensation for at least a portion of any unexpected change in value of said at least one intellectual property asset after transfer of said at least one intellectual property asset from said first party to said second party. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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