What is the real value of intellectual property in the U.S.? Let’s estimate this using the most inclusive definition of intellectual property: patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, customer lists, business know-how, and other secret sauce. An oft-cited statistic is the relationship of intellectual property to market capitalization. Consider the analyses by the investment bank Ocean Tomo and supported by the excellent work of Kevin Hassett and Robert Shapiro. Both estimate that around 80 percent of market capitalization is due to intellectual assets.
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Props to Intellectual Property
Posted by: Andrea Belz June 30, 2012 05:00 AMWhat is the real value of intellectual property in the U.S.? Let’s estimate this using the most inclusive definition of intellectual property: patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, customer lists, business know-how, and other secret sauce. An oft-cited statistic is the relationship of intellectual property to market capitalization. Consider the analyses by the investment bank Ocean Tomo and supported by the excellent work of Kevin Hassett and Robert Shapiro. Both estimate that around 80 percent of market capitalization is due to intellectual assets.