Russell L. Parr, CFA, ASA

Russell Parr is President of Intellectual Property Research Associates, IPRA, Inc., an affiliate of Brody Berman Associates. For the past 20 years Russell has been focused on intellectual property valuation. His ten books about intellectual property value and management are published in Japanese, Korean, Italian and English. Russell’s analyses and opinions are used to facilitate, among other objectives, licensing transactions, mergers, acquisitions, transfer pricing and joint ventures. IPRA Inc.’s clients include domestic and foreign corporations, law firms, individuals, financial institutions, investors and universities.

Russell has conducted valuations and royalty rate studies in many areas of technology, science and manufacturing, as well as for published works and characters. Past assignments have included the valuation of the patent portfolio of AT&T and the Dr. Seuss copyrights. He has testified more than 30 times at deposition, trial or arbitration about the value of companies and intellectual property, and has provided expert testimony regarding intellectual property infringement damages.

IPRA Inc. publishes three royalty rate resource books that report detailed information about the economic aspects of intellectual property transactions, including licensing and joint ventures. In 1990, Russell founded the Licensing Economics Review for reporting worldwide royalty rate information. He serves on the editorial advisory boards of IP Litigator and The Licensing Journal. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA), Russell holds an MBA and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University.