The 25% Rule is a form of income valuation which allocates, between inventor/owner and user, the profits on certain Intellectual Property. The 25Percent Rule calculates a royalty fee as 25Percent of the users expected pre-tax profits.

Recorded: December 20, 2008

- Discussion of the history of the 25% Rule
- Applicability of the approach in litigation settings and real-world license valuation
- Discussion of the proper application of the approach
- Discussion of the critiques of the approach
- Empirical findings regarding the validity of the approach

Online Media Type:		Audio
State Hours:		CA, NY, IL, NV, AZ, FL, MO, SC, UT, NJ, WA, CO, TN

Speakers:

John Jarosz John C. Jarosz J.D., University of Wisconsin; M.A. in Economics and Ph.D. candidate in Economics, Washington University St. Louis; B.A. in Economics and Organizational Communication, Creighton University, is a principal with Analysis Group/Economics. Mr. Jarosz, Director of the firm's Washington, D.C. office, specializes in applied microeconomics and industrial organization. He has performed research, given economic testimony and provided strategy consultation in intellectual property, licensing, commercial damages and antitrust matters. Mr. Jarosz has significant expertise evaluating and testifying on damages in patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition cases. Prior to joining the firm, he was Director of Putnam, Hayes and Bartlett's Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Jarosz is a columnist and advisory board member of The IP Litigator.