Article series · 4 parts
IP-backed finance
A four-part series on preparing intellectual property for financing, from the innovator’s side: disclosure, lender evidence, blockchain and practical readiness.
What can companies and their IP advisers do now to prepare intangible assets for financing? This series examines the EUIPO’s IP-backed Finance report from the perspective of the people who own and document those assets.
- Part 1
IP-backed finance and the disclosure paradox
Analysis · The EUIPO's 2026 report puts 'make IP visible' first on the road to IP-backed finance. For trade secrets and know-how, visibility is the risk. How to disclose the proof without disclosing the secret.
- Part 2
No data, no deals: the evidence gap in IP finance
Analysis · Why do lenders hesitate to accept IP as collateral? The EUIPO describes a vicious circle of missing data. Learn what lenders actually need to see, and how your company can break the cycle by providing verifiable evidence.
- Part 3
Blockchain in IP finance: the lesson of patent NFTs
Opinion · Patent NFTs promised a liquid market for intellectual property. The collapse of IPwe shows why the true value of distributed ledgers lies in durable evidence, not tradable tokens.
- Part 4
Is your IP ready to be financed? A checklist built on the EUIPO's five priorities
In practice · The EUIPO's five priorities for IP-backed finance, read as a to-do list for IP owners and their counsel. What to put in place now so your IP qualifies when the instruments arrive.