Our Mission: Building the Premier Globally Recognized Professional IP Valuation Qualification
About the IP Valuation Certificate
The Intellectual Property Valuation Certificate from AMAVI consists of a rigorous training program in IP Valuation, covering all aspects from IP fundamentals, IP due diligence, financial concepts, valuation methodologies and tools to the practice and process of IP valuation.
- The training consists of 3 blocks taught over 3 days each, over a 3- to 4-month period.
- Training is in-person and consists of lectures with extensive practical exercises and examples.
- Candidates who have completed all 3 blocks can take a final examination to obtain the IP Valuation Certificate. (No other courses or equivalents are recognized for entry into the final examination.)
The exam consists of two parts:
- A written exam.
- A practical exercise leading to a final IP valuation report submitted by each candidate.
Course Outcomes (What you'll be able to do)
Once you are Certified in IP Valuation (CIPV), you’ll be able to:
- Establish overall context and purpose of valuation
- Understand the key features of different forms of IP and their impact on value
- Do IP due diligence
- Analyze patent positioning & landscapes
- Understand and apply the financial concepts and theories required for valuation
- Choose the appropriate valuation methods
- Determine appropriate discount rate(s)
- Formulate and defend chosen hypotheses
- Do valuations using both deterministic and probabilistic methods
- Do risk analysis, sensitivity analysis, scenarios
- Plan and scope a valuation study
- Carry out market studies (including estimating market sizes)
- Do sales projections and estimate costs
- Access databases and determine royalty rates
- Collect other input information required for a valuation
- Build a financial model (including financial statements) suitable for valuation and revaluation
- Know of and apply key valuation standards in the right contexts
- Write a full valuation report
About AMAVI
Déclaration d’activité enregistrée sous le numéro 84691997669 auprès du préfet de région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
AMAVI (Association for Management and Valuation of Intangibles) is a non-profit created to develop and offer the premier globally recognized professional qualification in intellectual property (IP) valuation.
The ability to value intangible assets, and specifically intellectual property, has never been more important than today, where over 90% of the S&P 500 companies’ value consists of intangible assets.
This is the first international certification of its kind focused exclusively on IP valuation and covering the topic in-depth.
The dramatic global shift from product to service to data economy has given rise to a similar shift in the relative value of tangible vs. intangible assets for companies. In 1975, intangible assets were 17% of the S&P 500 companies’ value. By 2020, this number had risen to 90%.
Thus, the ability to value intangible assets, and specifically intellectual property, has never been more important than today.
References: Ocean Tomo Intangible Asset Market Value Study, 2017; IP Closeup, 2021.
In 2013, the European Commission issued the Final Report from the Expert Group on Intellectual Property Valuation. The report concluded that “Having an authoritative or regulatory body that sets standards and provides certifications on a global basis would improve the current limitations with regards to IP valuation work.”
In 2020, globally recognized IP Valuation experts, including members of prominent international organizations like Observatoire de l’Immateriel, EFRAG, Association Francophone de Comptabilité, European Accounting Association, World Intangible Capital Initiative (WICI), EIASM, Emlyon and the IP Valuation Committee of the Licensing Executives Society (LESI), decided to act on this, by forming AMAVI (Association for Management and Valuation of Intangibles).
AMAVI’s purpose is to make available to its members and more generally to the public training in the field of economic evaluation and the management of the value of assets, resources and intangible capital. This training is attested by a diploma (“Certificate”), allowing successful candidates to demonstrate their skills in the field of valuation and management of the value of intangible assets, in particular but not only, in relation to Intellectual Property.
AMAVI is generally active in the fields of education and research relating to intangibles.
Partners
Royalty Range’s Royalty Database is used for training as part of the IPVC Course.
LES France is our local partner for the inaugural IP Valuation Certificate Course in Paris, France.
Govalia is a French valuation specialist consultancy and partner of AMAVI.
Winnotek offers expertise in designing and deploying strategies to detect, create, protect and monetize innovation and intellectual property, and in IP valuation.
Danubia IP is a boutique consulting firm specialized in IP valuation and IP management under the umbrella of a renowed IP law firm.
The Moolman Institute offers online courses in technology commercialisation, helping entrepreneurs and innovators gain the skills to make their ideas reality.