Intellectual Property Key to Accurate Pre-Acquisition Assessment in Medical Device Industry

September 26, 2007 - Tolland, CT. Nerac, Inc., a research and advisory firm for companies developing innovative products and technologies, today released a white paper by Analyst Scott Lloyd that investigates the dynamics of intellectual property and valuation factors that influence the potential value of medical device manufacturers. Lloyd explores Bausch & Lomb’s early 2007 investment in Acufocus, Inc., providing an interesting backdrop to illustrate these issues. Download the white paper here.

Key points include:

• Why mergers or acquisitions are currently the favored exit strategy among medical device start-ups
• The most important valuation factors in considering an acquisition
• Why strong intellectual property portfolios—particularly patents—are critical to establishing the valuation of a takeover target
• The key challenges to leveraging medical device patents
• And in a case study, Mr. Lloyd reviews the steps Bausch & Lomb took in the Acufocus acquisition and how they fit his valuation model: market identification, protected product investigation and patent filing trends, competitive analysis

Nerac Analyst Scott Lloyd identifies intellectual property requirements and provides competitive analysis to help organizations develop strategies for patents, licenses, and acquisitions. He identifies white space for innovation in patent landscapes, providing grounds for patent validity challenges and invalidity defenses to infringement suits.

About Nerac
Nerac Inc., based in Tolland, Conn., is a research and advisory firm for companies developing innovative products and technologies. Our analysts deliver custom assessments of product and technology development opportunities, competitor intelligence, Intellectual Property strategies, and compliance requirements. Our proven blended approach to custom analysis — review of technical knowledge, investigation of intellectual property, and appraisal of business impacts — allows companies to apply expertise from outside their niches to discover new applications that may not be apparent otherwise. Nerac serves as a catalyst for new thinking in organizations and helps them creatively approach business problems or identify the best strategic growth opportunities. To find out more about Nerac, please visit www.nerac.com.

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Richard Urban
Business/Marketing Editor
Nerac, Inc.
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Tolland, CT 06084
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rurban@nerac.com