Ned Barlas
Akin Gumo Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Senior Counsel, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Richard Dunham
TAEUS, International Business Development, Charlotte, NC, USA

Mark Horsburgh
Fisher Adams Kelly, Patent Attorneys, Managing Partner, Brisbane, Australia

Alan Lewis
Adams & Adams, Patent Attorney, Johannesburg, South Africa

There are various models available to help establish the value of intellectual property; but do they truly evaluate the IP’s value, or do they merely provide a somewhat arbitrary dollar value? This article examines the parallels between the development of IP transaction models and real estate transaction models.