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Read everything about IP finance and insurance in IAM’s latest Special Report

IAM’s Special Report 2024 Q2 "Money, money, money” reports deeply on the growing breadth of IP financial products spreading across the globe

A primer for IP-backed finance for growing companies

IP valuation and finance in Asia: where are we at?

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Coming to America: funding for small innovators seeking patents to enter the US

We spotlight IP funding programmes in Singapore, Germany, China, and the European Union that incentivise small-to-medium-sized enterprises to globalise their patent portfolios

22 November 2023

IP disclosure requirements are changing – and that is a good thing

Saturday Opinion: Founder of Sauvegarder Investment Management, Erich Spangenberg, urges patent owners to break with tradition and better explain to clients and investors why they should care about these assets

18 November 2023

Is Japan ready to stop patent hoarding and start exploiting its vast intangible resources?

Saturday Opinion: IPDefine CEO Aaron Mollin says change is afoot in the willingness of IP teams in some of the largest companies to use AI for portfolio-wide patent optimisation and monetisation initiatives

04 November 2023

Nokia IP revenues decline in Q3 as company job losses loom

The company's licensing revenues are down 14% year-on-year as global litigation continues and external pressures mount

20 October 2023

IP valuation market gaining new momentum in Japan

Country’s IP disclosure requirement kickstarts demand in otherwise sluggish market

20 October 2023

South Korea’s IP-backed lending market growth exceeds targets

Although heavy reliance on government-backed initiatives creates uncertain future for IP holders

19 September 2023

‘Live or die’: LG Chem prepares to launch series of disputes as strategy pivots, reveals IP head

The Korean chemicals giant will do anything to combat “harsh competition” and IP is one of the “crucial” tools for securing success, contends IP head Kyung-Hwa Min

13 September 2023

JS Held expands Ocean Tomo IP practice with new acquisition

The global scientific and engineering consultancy has bought TechPats, a patent-focused technical expert firm, at a time when an uncertain economy and declining number of M&As has led some companies to issue layoff notices to IP staff

07 September 2023

There is so much more to IP value than monetisation

A recent IAM article that cast doubts on whether patents, trademarks and other rights can normally be regarded as standalone assets distinct from the entities that own them sparked a big response. This led its author, Joff Wild, to do some further thinking

07 September 2023

AI valuation will create higher-quality patent portfolios

Sunday Opinion: Tradespace CEO Alec Sorensen turns to technology to rebut Joff Wild’s IP valuation column and argue we are at the beginning of a fundamental shift in the market

03 September 2023

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