Intellectual Property Blog

BVR 6th edition of The Comprehensive Guide to Economic Damages

BVR 6th edition of The Comprehensive Guide to Economic Damages

Nevium’s founder Doug Bania has updated the two chapters in BVR’s 6th edition of The Comprehensive Guide to Economic Damages, 2021. Chapter 33 Using Internet Analytic Tools for Valuation and Damages Calculations in Internet IP Infringement and Defamation Cases discusses ways in which internet and social media analytics can be... Read more
Nevium’s Four Services

Nevium’s Four Services

Based on conversations with past clients, we have learned that many of them didn’t realize that Nevium provided a broader range of services. In a nutshell, Nevium specializes in intellectual property valuations and expert testimony. We provide the IP community with a visionary approach to calculating and communicating the financial... Read more

Doug Bania Appointed to 2020-2021 INTA Committees

Doug Bania has been appointed to the International Trademark Association (INTA) Right of Publicity Committee, having previously served on the Internet Committee and ICAN Subcommittee from 2016-2019, while Brian Buss has been named to the Commercialization of Brands Committee. The Right of Publicity Committee develops and advocates the Association’s policy regarding the... Read more
Nevium’s Four Services

William Fowler Joins Nevium as Senior Advisor to Extend its Business Valuation Practice with a Focus on the Cannabis Industry

Finding out the Worth of a Cannabis Business—Before the IRS Does During William Fowler’s nearly 20-year employment with the IRS as a Federal Commissioned Officer, he developed a process to assist with more accurately valuing businesses and corporations being audited.  By implementing the process and simply asking the right questions, along... Read more
IRS 280E Guidelines for Plant-touching, Cannabis Businesses

IRS 280E Guidelines for Plant-touching, Cannabis Businesses

IRS 280E penalizes traffickers of controlled substances by denying deductions from gross income for business expenses. Therefore, an after-tax discounted cash flow analysis is more appropriate for valuing plant touching cannabis businesses if the analysis has the correct segregation between state and federal taxes. It takes little imagination to discern... Read more