This report analyses how IPR ownership affects firms´ financial performance, including the difference between firms that have IPR compared to firms that do not.
The report concludes that firms that have registered IPR (patents, trademarks and designs) generate higher revenues per employee, create more employment and higher wages than firms without an IPR portfolio.
The report also shows that IPR ownership is significantly lower among European SMEs compared to larger firms. According to the analysis fewer than 10% of EU SMEs own IPR, whereas nearly 50% of large firms own at least one type of IPR or a combination of them.
Read the full report and executive summary here.