The concept of valuation of intellectual property and other intangible assets of a company is new as compared to other concepts of intellectual property (IP) law. The value of an IP is a monetary compensation that is expected to be received from licensing of an IP or from sale or exchange of other intangible assets. The intangible assets of a company include goodwill, trademark, brand, copyright, logos, technology, know how, trade secrets etc.

How can we say that Intellectual Property has a value?
There are various circumstantial evidences to prove the same.

How can Intellectual Property be valued?
There are mainly three methods of valuation of IP.