Lectures on appraisal of intangible assets are given in the Ministry of land and property of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Within advanced training course "Appraisal of cost of the enterprise (business). Appraisal of efficiency of resources and programs of increase in labor productivity" group of the advancing training of NP «Union of Appraisers of the Republic of Tatarstan», employees of the Ministry of land and property of the Republic of Tatarstan and teachers of profile disciplines of republican higher education institutions attend lectures of professor of International academy of assessment and consulting and Federal institute of certification and appraisal of intellectual property and business, the Doctor of Engineering Hamid Mamadzhanov (Moscow).

Already on the first occupations the famous theorist and the practician of appraisal of intangible assets H.A. Mamadzhanov has drawn attention of audience with system approach to methodology of this direction of appraisal, examples from experience of interaction with the Russian and international corporations. Discussion of appraisal of technologies which are a new tendency in appraisal of cost of the hi-tech enterprises will be important for listeners, including, for participation in programs of increase in labor productivity as experts.

Such cases as appraisal of market value of the trademark, the exclusive right to useful model are also relevant for estimated community of the republic. During the planned master class tax disputes in the sphere of the intellectual rights will be considered, analysis of the conclusion of the expert-appraiser in determination of market value of the exclusive right to an invention and a know-how will be carried out.

The role of innovations in comparison with a production role increases in modern world economy, and information embodied in intellectual property becomes the most important factor of production – along with the earth, work and the capital. And if, for example, growth rates of world industrial production don't exceed 2,5-3%, then world trade by licenses for the right of use of industrial property and technology develops much higher rates reaching 12% a year. Now the intellectual property has to be considered not as the by-product received as a result of developments of a new type of a product any more and as a serious source of income. In this regard elaboration of corporate strategy of the companies in relation to intangible assets, including also inventions, trademarks, a know-how, etc is very important.

Process of commercialization of intellectual property items, advance of results of intellectual activity on the market puts in the forefront a current and serious problem of determination of cost of these objects.

As a result of carrying out initiative inventory and appraisal of intellectual property items of the enterprise, top management of corporations of the Republic of Tatarstan will gain a clear idea of existence, accessory and cost of these objects which are at the disposal of the enterprises. Depending on strategic and tactical targets of the enterprise, data of reports on appraisal of results of intellectual activity can be submitted to partners, creditors or potential investors.

Considering the advanced positions of the Republic of Tatarstan in questions of development of the market of intellectual property, existence of the unique target program, interaction with federal structures, involvement of experts of NP» Union of Appraisers of the Republic of Tatarstan» will positively affect the investment cost of the largest enterprises of the republic, will positively affect their competitiveness, will act as the catalyst of programs of increase in labor productivity.