Abstract: A method and computer readable medium for a method for forecasting Office Actions for a patent portfolio The method includes performing predefined statistical analysis on a set of patents, wherein the set of patents and the patent portfolio have similar patent distribution; identifying one or more Office Action parameters associated with the set of patents and the patent portfolio based on the predefined statistical analysis performed on the set of patents; and estimating the number of Office Actions issued for the patent portfolio based on the predefined statistical analysis performed on the set of patents and the identified Office Action parameters identified.

Abstract: A technique for valuation of intangible assets is provided. The technique includes determining a present value of all future earnings from an intangible asset based on a current earning and one or more financial ratios. The technique further includes determining a value of the intangible asset based on the present value of all future earnings.