Research and analysis

Estimating UK investment in intangible assets and IP rights

How much does the UK invest in knowledge assets and what proportion of that investment is protected by formal intellectual property rights?

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 31 March 2014
• Last updated: 13 July 2023 — See all updates

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Estimating UK investment in intangible assets and intellectual property rights

Ref: ISBN 978-1-910790-03-8

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Estimating UK investment in intangible assets and intellectual property rights: executive summary

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Details

New estimates of UK business intangible investment protected by intellectual property rights, show continuing growth, and recovery in business intellectual property investment to the point where, by 2011, it was already above its pre-recession peak.

The historical growth pattern looks to have been re-established.

Authors: Jonathan Haskel and Peter Goodridge.

Published 31 March 2014

Last updated 13 July 2023 + show all updates

1. 13 July 2023

   ISBN number amended.

2. 16 September 2014

   New version of full document issued with updated information.

3. 31 March 2014

   First published.