Sibanda & Zantwijk

 

The Mandela Institute of the School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is presenting a short course on

 

Understanding IP Valuation / Royalty Determination:

Avoiding common mistakes

 

This one-day short will cover the study areas outlined below in the form of an interactive, problem-based workshop.

 

The study areas are:

 

• Discussion of principles and methodologies
• Determining a reasonable royalty rate
• Determining discount rates
• Confirming growth rates and inherent risk
• Common mistakes (software, royalty-stacking, mis-categorization)
• Valuation of bare dominiums

 

Understanding and applying the concept of ‘economic ownership’ .

 

The course is designed for attorneys exposed to IP issues, auditors specializing in transfer pricing, technology transfer officers, corporate lawyers, specialists at SARS and SARB, and venture capitalists in the technology field.

 

The short course is being presented by Anthony van Zantwijk. Anthony is a patent attorney and registered tax practitioner (BSc Eng, LLB, LLM (Tax)). He is a partner at Sibanda & Zantwijk Attorneys, specializing in the commercialization, taxation and valuation of IP.

 

Date: Tuesday 20 April 2010

 

Time: 08h00 – 16h00

 

Venue: Chalsty Teaching and Conference Centre

Wits School of Law, West Campus

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

 

Cost: R2 500 per person

(Includes course material and catering)

(A 10% discount is available for 3 or more delegates from the same organization)

 

To register for the short course by 13 April 2010, please contact:

Julie Dunsford, Mandela Institute, Wits School of Law

Email: Julie.Dunsford@wits.ac.za

Tel: 011 7178468 Fax: 086 5535549

 

 

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Mandela Institute of the School of Law (Wits)

 

Intellectual Property Commercialization:

Structuring transactions and identifying risks

 

This short course aims to provide an in-depth introduction to the fundamental principles of intellectual property commercialization. The course will cover the study areas outlined below in the form of an interactive, problem-based workshop.
 
The study areas are:

• Overview of types of IP agreements
• Discussion of tax and Exchange Control provisions / policies affecting IP agreements
• Forming technology start-ups
• Case studies discussing factors that influence the structure of IP agreements
• Common IP funding arrangements and whether they work
• Common international IP transactions and whether they work
• Fingerprints of high risk transactions and "red flags" that should be highlighted in a due diligence
• Funding technology start-ups (options, risks and incentives available)
• Process for submitting Exchange Control applications to SARB

 
The course is designed for attorneys and auditors exposed to IP issues, technology transfer officers, corporate lawyers, specialists at SARS and SARB, and venture capitalists in the technology field.
 
The short course is being presented by Anthony van Zantwijk. Anthony is a patent attorney and registered tax practitioner (BSc Eng, LLB, LLM (Tax)). He is a partner at Sibanda & Zantwijk Attorneys, specializing in the commercialization, taxation and valuation of IP.

 

 

 

 Julie Dunsford, Mandela Institute, Wits School of Law

Tel: 011 717 8468  Fax: 086 553 5549