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UK government seeks ways to help businesses borrow against IP

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( June 24, 2025, 14:17 GMT | Insight) -- The UK Government has tasked the British Business Bank and Intellectual Property Office with finding ways to help UK businesses leverage intellectual property assets to raise debt financing. The proposal is part of a series of reforms aimed at encouraging growth among UK SMEs and start-ups as well as spurring commercial innovation.The UK government’s Modern Industrial Strategy, published yesterday, directs the British Business Bank – a state-owned financial institution charged with economic development – to work with the country’s Intellectual Property Office to “explore how to help businesses raise debt finance secured on intangible assets.”...

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