World Intellectual Property Day

Happy World IP Day

from the Intellectual Property Group at Founders Legal.

WIPO has dedicated the theme of this year’s event to raising awareness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and IP rights.

SMEs play a large role in the global economy, accounting for 99.9% of U.S. businesses. However, a recent report from the EUIPO and EPO reveals that only 9% of SMEs hold IP Rights.The report also concludes that companies who own IP rights have a revenue per employee 55% higher than companies who do not own IP rights. Narrowing those businesses down to SMEs, the difference in revenue per employee is actually higher at 68%.

In a Knowledge-Economy IP RIGHTS ARE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT INTANGIBLE ASSETS.

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