The Intellectual Property Marketplace has emerged as a leading method of raising capital for businesses who have innovative ideas, have protected them through trademark, copyright or patent, and can prove value. The recent launch of a patent-based equity index is normalizing valuations and making investment in IP products more attractive. Like the real estate market, IP (Intellectual Property) can finance further innovation and business development, while the asset itself is still available to the lessee. Lessees can re-acquire full ownership rights once a lease or other contingency is retired.
Formulas for determining the value of intellectual property are now standardized and acceptable to major lenders.
If the creative designs, innovative ideas, and imaginative brands of your organization are not legally protected by IP rights, then these may be freely and legally used by any other enterprise without limitation. However, when they are protected by patent, trademark, Copyright or Domain registration, they acquire real intrinsic value for your enterprise. These assets become property rights which cannot be commercialized or used without your authorization.
Increasingly, investors, stock market brokers and financial advisors are becoming aware of this reality and have begun to value IP assets highly. Major companies worldwide are acknowledging the value of their IP assets, and, on occasions, have included them in their balance sheets. This is allowing valuations to have a base, so that a formula can be applied taking into consideration the many factors of an IP quality.
Most companies who understand the value of their assets have begun to undertake regular technology and IP audits. In a number of cases, enterprises have realized that their IP assets are in fact worth more than their physical assets. This is often the case for companies operating in internet technologies, knowledge-intensive and highly innovative sectors, or companies with a well-known brand name.
We will do an appraisal of the IP assets you wish to monetize. In the case of direct sale, we will determine a price and then give you a contract for payment and transfer of title. In the case of lease-back – we will purchase your IP assets and then determine an affordable lease back program that allows you to capitalize while still enjoying the benefits of your intellectual property.