Intellectual Property Essentials: Leveraging IP Assets for SME Financing Opportunities
Questions & Answers with Experts
In the increasingly knowledge-driven economy, Intellectual Property is key for day-to-day business decisions. New products, brands and creative designs appear almost daily on the market and are the result of continuous human innovation and creativity, and often it is the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are the driving force behind such innovations.
An important consideration that is often overlooked by SMEs is that IP rights may enhance the value or worth of the company in the eyes of investors and financing institutions. Intellectual property assets can be attractive to potential investors and partners. Patents, copyrights, or trade secrets demonstrate a start-up’s commitment to innovation and can enhance its credibility, making it more appealing for collaborations and funding opportunities.
During the Questions & Answers session, our experts answered your questions on how to strategically leverage IP assets to grow the business, particularly:
- How to identify IP assets which could be monetized and become a source of revenue in your company;
- IP commercialization options;
- IP valuation approaches;
- Funding opportunities for services related to IP.
Full event's recording
Meet the experts
Felix Yuen
Felix works at Fruba IP Consulting and he is an experienced IP lawyer and advisor specialising in IP commercialisation. Specifically, he empowes SMEs and startups in developing and realising their intellectual property initiatives.
Ausra Pakeniene
Ausra works in AAA Law and is a head of Trademark and Design division. Here she specialized in the field of intellectual property protection, advised clients on various intellectual property issues, registered trademarks and designs in Lithuania, the European Union and internationally.
Juan Luis Rodrigues
Juan Luis, a lawyer at RTDS Group, specializes in EU-funded research and innovation projects. As an IP expert, he has coached SMEs in the development of their IP protection strategies through services such as Horizon IP Scan European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency of the European Commission.
Loredana Bucseneanu
Loredana is a Project Manager at DIGITAL SME and leads the IPowerSMEs initiative. She supports the growing ecosystem of SMEs to connect with like-minded partners, explore collaborative ventures, and access a series of support services tailored to their needs.
About IPowerSMEs
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are one of the core elements underpinning innovation. Since small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) encounter more obstacles than bigger companies when seeking to protect their innovations through IPR, they should benefit from a supportive environment that compensates for such an imbalance. IPowerSMEs aims to raise awareness of the importance of IPR among SMEs, and help provide them with the necessary skills and knowledge to protect their innovations and thus maintain a sustainable business model.
