The Certified Patent Valuation Analyst is the undisputed world leader in teaching the methodologies necessary to value patents.

About Us

The Certified Patent Valuation Analyst (CPVA) is the unparalleled and undisputed world leader in patent valuation training. Since 2008, live CPVA courses have been run in over 20 cities in the United States as well as in Canada, the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Dubai, Spain, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, India, China, Hong Kong, Denmark and Israel. Many others earned the CPVA designation from as far away as Australia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Colombia, Brazil, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Finland, Sweden, Taiwan and Malaysia.

The CPVA designation was created by David Wanetick, a world-renowned authority on valuing companies and intangible assets, particularly patents. David prepares Company and Patent Valuation Reports are used to facilitate transactions such as capital raises, sales of companies, sales of patent portfolios and licensing agreements. His reports are instrumental in pricing transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars. David’s clients include Fortune 500 companies, emerging companies, private equity and venture capital funds, universities and government agencies.

David is Managing Director at JD Merit, a boutique investment bank with an expertise in selling middle market companies in a wide array of industries to operating companies and to private equity funds and their portfolio companies. JD Merit is also active in effecting capital raises at the B round and beyond.

The Certified Patent Valuation Analyst (“CPVA”) designation is not to be confused with the Certified Valuation Analyst (“CVA”) designation offered by the National Association of Valuators and Analysts (“NACVA”). The Business Development Academy is not affiliated with NACVA. Information about NACVA and its CVA designation is available here.