Here are some key findings:
💡Between 2007 and the first half of 2023, the European private equity and venture capital industry invested €809 billion in 56,042 companies of the European Union. Of this, 20% went to companies with existing patents, 40% to those with trade marks, and 15% to firms with both forms of IP protection.
💡Companies with pre-existing trade marks received significantly higher investments: 55% more at the venture stage, 45% at the growth stage, and 68% at the buyout stage.
➡️The takeaway? IP protection has tangible financial benefits!