Nerac releases the final installment in a podcast series examining valuation for merger or acquisition.

Tolland, CT (March 6, 2008) – The research and advisory firm Nerac Inc., in collaboration with Knowledge@Wharton, today released the third part in a series of three podcasts that examines how companies can determine the value of their patent portfolios prior to acquisitions or mergers. Nerac intellectual property analyst and registered patent attorney Scott Lloyd and David Hsu, a management professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, discuss the variables involved with valuing intellectual property in general and medical device patents in particular.

In the newly released Part 3, Mr. Lloyd and Professor Hsu answer questions about patent valuation unique to medical device companies, including industry-specific risks, and what’s on the patent horizon.

In Part 1, released Feb. 6, they discuss the current legal environment and the kinds of issues companies confront in valuing patents.

In Part 2, released Feb. 20, they talk about the specifics of patent valuation and the risks companies assume when they acquire patent portfolios.

To download the podcast series, please go to www.nerac.com/medical-device. For more information about Knowledge@Wharton, visit http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu.

About Nerac

Nerac Inc., based in Tolland, CT, is a research and advisory firm for companies developing innovative products and technologies. Nerac Analysts deliver custom assessments of product and technology development opportunities, competitor intelligence, intellectual property strategies, and compliance requirements through a proven blended approach to custom analysis: review of technical knowledge, investigation of intellectual property, and appraisal of business impacts. Nerac deploys analysts in diverse disciplines to help clients discover new applications, serving as a catalyst for new thinking and creative approaches to business problems or identifying strategic growth opportunities. On the web at www.nerac.com.

Contact:

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