Final report from the Expert Group on Intellectual Property Valuation

The intangible assets created through the processes of innovation represent a major share of the value of today's businesses. When given a financial value, the IP rights associated with those assets allow for the leveraging of innovation investments through IP transactions and IP based finance. This report explores the scope for improvement of IP asset valuation in order to foster the development of a European Knowledge Market. The recommendations proposed by the report aim to increase data availability, trust in IP valuation, reporting of IP and the acceptance by financial institutions of IP assets as collateral for loans.