Scott Weingust是Stout’知识产权评估业务的负责人。 他拥有超过25年为企业、律所、高校和投资公司提供咨询服务的经验,主要专注于知识产权(IP)估值、损害评估、变现及管理等领域。 他的业务主要集中在对专利、商标、版权、商业秘密、技术诀窍、肖像权(例如姓名、形象和肖像)、软件、许可协议、特许权使用费流、域名以及其他知识产权和无形资产的估值。
Scott曾在与知识产权相关的诉讼中担任损害赔偿和估值领域的专家证人,并在联邦地区法院和联邦破产法院发表过专业意见。 他曾就多种争议事项作证,包括涉及专利侵权、商业秘密盗用、欺诈性转让、合同违约、离婚等相关索赔的案件。 他还带领项目团队对知识产权相关损害进行了案前和早期案件评估,以协助决定是否立案或资助案件,并支持争议解决。
他执行了尽职调查,对知识产权和其他无形资产进行估值,并为多种用途确定了特许权使用费率和其他许可交易条款,这些用途包括交易(许可、买卖、合资、并购)、税务策略与合规(关联方交易、信托&遗产问题)、公司战略决策、利用知识产权进行资本筹集(债务和股权)、财务报告、合规(Stark法案、反回扣法案)以及破产等。 他曾直接参与知识产权许可谈判,并开发了许多动态的知识产权定价/估值模型,以支持交易和投资决策。
Scott 目前是德保罗大学’法学院的兼职教授,教授 IP 估值课程。 他还曾在纽约大学法学院、约翰·马歇尔法学院、密歇根州立大学’法学院以及伊利诺伊理工大学’芝加哥-肯特法学院讲授知识产权估值及相关课程。 他曾在许多组织举办的会议或其他活动上发表演讲,包括知识产权所有者协会(IPO)、许可执行官协会(LES)、美国律师协会(ABA)、美国知识产权法律协会(AIPLA)以及芝加哥知识产权法律协会(IPLAC)等。
Scott曾于2017年至2025年入选IAM Strategy 300全球’顶尖知识产权战略家榜单,并于2020年至2025年入选IAM Patent 1000全球’顶尖专利专家榜单。
选择出版物
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Financier Worldwide Magazine January 2016
Q&A: Creating value through IP asset management and valuation
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Trusts & Estates December 2015
Valuing Intellectual Property for Estate-Planning Purposes
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Landslide, a Publication of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law September 2015
The Attorney’s Role in Assisting Clients with Patent Valuation
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Business and Litigation Issues Section of the IPO Law Journal October 2013
Intellectual Property Valuation
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Just Resolutions E-News, Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association May 2013
New ADR Process Facilitates Call for Refined Use of Damages Experts in Patent Litigation by Judges Rader and Posner In Order To Resolve Patent Conflicts
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Global Intellectual Property Asset Management Report April 2008
Maximizing the Value of Intellectual Property: Assessing and Improving Intellectual Property Management Practices Across the Entire Intellectual Property Lifecycle
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Financial Aspects of Intellectual Property blog March 2007
The Challenge of Creating Innovation Networks
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National Association of College and University Business Officers 2004 Annual meeting July 2004
Enhancing Technology Transfer Programs at Our Nation’s Universities: Turning Government Funds into New Sources of Revenue
选择演示文稿和演讲
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Licensing Executives Society (LES) 网络研讨会
Trade Secrets and Know-How: Unique Valuation Issues
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Clear Law Institute 网络研讨会
Valuation of Intellectual Property
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Licensing Executives Society (LES) Professional Development Seminar
Advanced Intellectual Property Valuation and Negotiation
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State Bar of Michigan Intellectual Property Law Spring Seminar
Valuation of Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets: An Orientation to Intellectual Property Appraisal
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DePaul University College of Law’s Annual Health & IP Law Symposium
Telehealth: Intellectual Property Valuation for Growth and Funding
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American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Mid-Winter Institute
Use/Misuse of Patent Purchase Price in Patent Infringement Damages Analysis
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Intellectual Property Owners Association’s (IPO) Licensing Committee
Valuation for Intellectual Property Licensing
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IAM’s Patent Law and Policy 2016 conference
Outlining a Patent Policy for the New Administration
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Stout 2016 Intellectual Property Boot Camp
Numbers Are Your Friends: Exploring the Intersection of IP Valuation and Damages
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Intellectual Property Owners Association’s (IPO) Damages and Injunctions Committee
The Use of Valuation Concepts in Patent Damages: The Multimillion Dollar Question
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Licensing Executives Society (LES) 网络研讨会
Internet of Things: Protecting and Profiting From Your Company’s Knowledge Assets and IoT Innovations
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American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation Sound Advice
Valuing the Right of Publicity
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Licensing Executives Society's LES University
Intellectual Property Valuation
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Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP Continuing Legal Education Seminar
Insights into IP Issues Associated with Mergers & Acquisitions and Social Media
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Licensing Executives Society (LES) Spring PanAm Meeting
Oil & Gas v. Life Sciences: A Comparison of IP Valuation and Licensing Best Practices Across Industries
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Intellectual Property Owners Association’s (IPO) Corporate IP Management Committee
Valuation of Trade Secrets and Know-How
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Limited Partners of a patent investment firm
Contemporary Issues Affecting Patent Value
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2nd Annual Stout Intellectual Property Symposium
Let’s Make a Deal! Strategy, Due Diligence, and Valuation Considerations for Patent Transactions
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American Bar Association (ABA) Landslide Webinar Series
Will My Patent Make Cents? How Courts and the USPTO Affect Patent Portfolio Value
访谈和媒体提及
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新闻稿 June 2019
Scott Weingust 再次被评为世界一流的知识产权战略专家
业务领域
重点行业
教育
威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校经济学学士
威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校国际关系经济学学士
威斯康星大学–麦迪逊分校商学院国际商务研究中心颁发的国际商务学习证书
专业会员
知识产权所有者协会(IPO)–前任公司知识产权管理委员会秘书
许可执行官协会(LES)– 估值&定价委员会前任主席
全国认证评估师和分析师协会 (NACVA)
美国知识产权法协会 (AIPLA)