valuation_royalty_analysis
Royalty Rate Analysis
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Royalty analysis: benchmark royalty-rate ranges by IP type and industry, adjust a base rate for deal factors, and apply the 25% rule of thumb. Method selects the formula. Use to select and support a royalty rate before a relief-from-royalty or royalty-capitalization valuation. To apply the chosen rate in a valuation use valuation_income_methods (relief_from_royalty) or valuation_market_approach (royalty_capitalization); for transfer-pricing pricing use valuation_compliance. Per method: benchmark needs ip_type + industry (optional: comparable_database); adjust needs base_royalty_rate + adjustment_factors; twenty_five_percent_rule needs licensee_expected_profit (optional: profit_attribution_to_ip). adjustment_factors multiply the base rate, so values above 1.0 raise the rate. Only method is required; all other parameters are method-dependent — supply those the selected method names and omit the rest (defaults apply where defined). Rates and premiums are decimals (0.10 = 10%). Pure arithmetic: no I/O and no external calls, rounded to 2 decimals; parameters belonging to other methods are accepted and ignored. An unknown method, or a missing method-required parameter, returns an error instead of a value.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| method | string | yes | Formula to apply. Options: benchmark = Benchmark royalty-rate range by IP type and industry.; adjust = Adjusted rate = base rate * product of factors.; twenty_five_percent_rule = Royalty = licensee profit * IP attribution * 25%. |
| ip_type | string | no | Intellectual-property type, e.g. "patent", "trademark", "copyright", "trade_secret". |
| industry | string | no | Industry, e.g. "software", "pharmaceutical". |
| comparable_database | array | no | Optional comparable licenses, each {rate} or {royalty_rate}. |
| base_royalty_rate | number | no | Base royalty rate before adjustment, as a decimal (0.05 = 5%). |
| adjustment_factors | object | no | Multiplicative adjustment factors, e.g. {"profitability": 1.1, "market": 0.9}. |
| licensee_expected_profit | number | no | Licensee expected profit, in currency units. |
| profit_attribution_to_ip | number | no | Fraction of profit attributable to the IP, in [0,1]. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"method": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"benchmark",
"adjust",
"twenty_five_percent_rule"
],
"description": "Formula to apply. Options: benchmark = Benchmark royalty-rate range by IP type and industry.; adjust = Adjusted rate = base rate * product of factors.; twenty_five_percent_rule = Royalty = licensee profit * IP attribution * 25%."
},
"ip_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Intellectual-property type, e.g. \"patent\", \"trademark\", \"copyright\", \"trade_secret\"."
},
"industry": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Industry, e.g. \"software\", \"pharmaceutical\"."
},
"comparable_database": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
},
"description": "Optional comparable licenses, each {rate} or {royalty_rate}."
},
"base_royalty_rate": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Base royalty rate before adjustment, as a decimal (0.05 = 5%)."
},
"adjustment_factors": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Multiplicative adjustment factors, e.g. {\"profitability\": 1.1, \"market\": 0.9}."
},
"licensee_expected_profit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Licensee expected profit, in currency units."
},
"profit_attribution_to_ip": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Fraction of profit attributable to the IP, in [0,1].",
"default": 1
}
},
"required": [
"method"
]
}