"Hidden Value: a Study of the UK IP Valuation Market"
Jane Lambert The appointment of Metis Partners to market the intellectual property of W. Barratt & Co. Ltd. which I mentioned in IP Yorkshire yesterday (see Bradford Footwear Distributor's Intellectual Property Sale 29 Sept 2017 IP Yorks) occurred a few days after the publication of Hidden Value: A study of the UK IP Valuation Market by the Intelectual Property Office . This was a report by Martin Brassell and Jackie Maguire which was commissioned by the IPO to understand why companies do not consider the hidden financial value of their intangible assets and particularly intellectual property on a more routine basis. The research does not appear to answer that question directly but rather a number of preliminary questions:- Who are the main suppliers of IP valuation services and how they operate? Why businesses seek IP valuation services? Whether there are any barriers to the development of a ...