Databases can be very valuable. This value can easily be overlooked. Database valuation expert witnesses are experienced in valuing databases for litigation or disputes, as well as commercial purposes. For instance, if a customer list is stolen or copied by a former employee, if a database is being transacted, or if the mailing list is a residual asset in a company’s insolvency or liquidation.
IP Expert Witness Directory has a number of specialist database valuers on its register. These database valuation expert witnesses are experienced in managing and valuing databases for a variety of purposes. If you have a case involving a database of client or customer details, it is worth engaging a database valuation specialist to investigate its value.
Databases can be expensive to build, a barrier for competition and directly responsible for generating income. Consequently databases can often be extremely valuable. There is an active market for acquiring or renting database lists which can serve as accurate benchmarks of value. Income generated from the database is also often recorded or capable of analysis. The cost of replicating the database can also be relatively straightforward to calculate. These factors helps increase the reliability of the valuation in the eyes of the court.
While the client relationship may remain with the former owner, databases can easily be used to generate revenue for a new owner. Whether the database contains several million records or only a couple of hundred, it could still be valuable.
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