Offering 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