The present invention relates to methods of valuing property assets and methods of securitizing such assets. The present invention provides a means whereby holders or owners of proprietary intellectual property may readily determine the value to the business of the securitization of their intellectual property estate and obtain capital by securitizing all or part of their intellectual property estate.
The present invention relates to methods of valuing assets and methods of securitizing such assets. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of valuing and securitizing intellectual property. This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/224,222 filed Aug. 20, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,269,566, which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/481,126 filed Jan. 11, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,315,836, which claims priority to Provisional Patent Application No. 60/115,490 filed on Jan. 11, 1999 and Provisional Patent Application No. 60/161,178 filed on Oct. 22, 1999. Each of these applications is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.
