At the recent IP Business Congress in Portugal, IPBC2012, there was an apparent sea change in attitude towards the role of the non-practising entity – a subject that was widely discussed.

Intangible assets such as brands now contribute by far the greatest shareholder value in most sectors and many organisations consider their brand to be one of their most important assets.

Evaluating the intangible assets of an organisation during an insolvency is a tricky business. Having intellectual property rights that could be sold on as part of these assets can be a tremendous help to a firm and its creditors – yet intangibles are seldom discussed

Will Guernsey set a trend for others to follow – or will this new IP right rise and fall in the Channel Islands?

Companies that are developing LED lighting products need to have an awareness of the wider patent landscape to help them develop, protect and exploit their own intellectual property to its fullest.

With over 65% of a company’s value now typically deriving directly from intangible assets, including intellectual property, it is not surprising that organisations are increasingly dependent on the ability of their management teams to effectively harness and convert these assets into sources of revenue.