Define the controlled transaction
Identify the licensed rights, products, territory, term, parties and payment mechanics before searching.
Methodology
Search broadly. Review narrowly. Conclude transparently.
TPRoyalty supports a documented comparable-agreement workflow. It does not automatically determine an arm's-length royalty rate.
Build a reproducible search
Use text, industry, classifications, agreement type, dates, parties and economics to form the candidate universe.
Preserve the audit trail
TPAR identifies the agreement while underlying source traceability is retained internally for controlled data administration.
Perform qualitative review
Assess rights, market, industry, exclusivity, duration, restrictions, parties and other relevant terms.
Confirm the economic term
Do not assume each disclosed number is a comparable percentage. Select and normalize the relevant term deliberately.
Build the final range
Only accepted agreements with reviewer-confirmed normalized rates enter the final statistics.
Comparability matrix
Review the rate in its contractual and economic context.
RightsIP type · scope · restrictions
MarketTerritory · channel · industry
TimeEffective date · term · renewal
PartiesLicensor · licensee · relationship
EconomicsBase · percentage · other payments
EvidenceSource · text · lineage · reviewer note
Statistical tools support judgement
Minimum, quartiles, median, maximum and mean are calculated from the accepted comparable set. Distribution graphics can help identify concentration and outliers, but they do not replace review of the underlying agreements.
Important limitation
Database inclusion does not mean an agreement is automatically comparable. Users remain responsible for local law, applicable guidance, adjustments, limitations and the final professional conclusion.