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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 ...

Red Court Shoe Author  Almighty1 Reproduction licensed by the author Source  Wikipedia Jane Lambert In Brantano - IP and Insolvency   23 June 2017 NIPC East Midlands, I noted that the administrators of Brantano Retail Ltd., which once ran a nationwide chain of shoe shops, had instructed Metis Partners to market the company's trade marks  and other intellectual property rights together with various legally protectable intellectual assets. Bids for those rights and assets have to be submitted by 12:00 on 30 June 2017 which does not leave much time for taking legal and other professional advice. Yet such advice will ve required if the bid is to be anything more than guesswork and further advice will be required on the negotiation and drawing up of any assignments and other agreements should a bid be accepted. For further information call me on 020 7404 5252 during office hours or send me a message through my contact form .