Firms With Intellectual Property Rights Perform Better

A report published by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market – 'Intellectual property rights and firm performance in Europe: an economic analysis' – sheds light on the link between companies with intellectual property rights and a superior economic position.

In this day and age the economy has evolved in such a way that ideas, imagination and individuality now hold a higher premium than the traditional methods of production. Intellectual property rights (IPRs) enable companies to obtain complete ownership and make full use of their intellectual property – especially from a financial aspect.

This analysis is a follow up report to one which was conducted in 2013. It focused primarily on ascertaining which EU industries were the most IPR intensive. It also went into the effect this has on employment. This study, published in June of 2015 can be said to be a continuance on the first, as it focuses on the performance of companies which have IPR in contrast