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IP-backed finance
Explore this subject through analysis, opinion and professional practice.
Is your IP ready to be financed? A checklist built on the EUIPO's five priorities
IP-backed finance · Part 4
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.
Blockchain in IP finance: the lesson of patent NFTs
IP-backed finance · Part 3
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.
No data, no deals: the evidence gap in IP finance
IP-backed finance · Part 2
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.
IP-backed finance and the disclosure paradox
IP-backed finance · Part 1
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.