All individuals listed in the IAM 250 were asked to choose from 14 categories when
identifying their particular areas of expertise. Some categories are self-contained and
self-explanatory; others can be divided into a number of sub-categories.
Below (in bold) is a list of the categories available for selection, followed by a
non-exhaustive set of sub-categories, as appropriate.
Brokering - IP sale; IP acquisition
Defensive patent aggregation
Finance -
venture capital;
private equity;
patent value funds;
merchant banks;
corporate finance;
venture financing;
litigation financing;
royalty stream securitisation
IAM/IC -
intellectual asset management;
intellectual capital management;
directed invention;
innovation strategies;
technology commercialisation
IP auctions -
open;
closed
IP-backed lending
IP Insurance -
defensive;
assertion;
reputation protection;
asset protection
IP management consultancy -
corporate IP spinouts;
managing NPE risk;
open innovation;
technology partnering;
collaboration;
joint ventures;
portfolio management;
IP marketing;
technical and market evaluations;
outsourcing;
IP planning;
IP audits;
transactions strategies;
reverse engineering;
patent landscaping and analysis;
IP investments;
strategic communications;
patent ratings
Legal -
litigation;
litigation support;
infringement evidence collection;
designs;
patents;
trademarks;
brands;
copyrights;
e-commerce;
the internet;
patent and trademark prosecution;
counselling;
expert witness services;
IP audits;
due diligence;
arbitration;
insolvency
Licensing -
out-licensing;
in-licensing;
international licensing;
brand extension
M&A
Tax -
domestic;
international;
transfer pricing
Technology transfer -
corporate;
academic;
research institutions
Valuation -
patents;
brands;
copyrights;
trademarks;
for transaction purposes
