• Stage (provisional, pending (early or late stage), issued ⁄ registered, licensed, etc.).

• Status (allowed, rejected (non-fi nal or final), appealed, continued, terminated, etc.).

• Anticipated Time to Issuance ⁄ Registration (or Execution of License).

• Development Plan (plans and timeframe for further R & D work for technology).

• Commercialization Plan (plans and timeframe for leveraging the IP asset).

• Life span of the Asset.

• Core, Ancillary or Satellite (to organization’s business).

• Relevance to Market.

• Existence of Known ⁄ Potential Interested Parties.

• Existence ⁄ Relevance of Known Competitive Technologies.

• Costs-to-Date for Acquisition and Maintenance of the IP asset.

• Projected Future Costs for Maintenance and Leveraging of the IP Asset.

• Expected (or Existing) Revenue Stream for the IP Asset over its Life Span.

• Existence of Other Risk Factors Impacting Value (for example recent law changes or court decisions impacting the scope ⁄ value of the asset, known close prior art and so on).

• Product or agency-related restrictions
• Territorial restrictions
• Assignment or Transfer restrictions
• Time restrictions
• Non-compete clauses