Banks must trust IP value to close EU’s competitive gap, EUIPO director says
By Inbar Preiss ( October 1, 2026, 13:16 GMT | Insight) -- Europe needs trusted methods for valuing intellectual property to encourage banks to lend against companies’ IP assets, EUIPO chief João Negrão said. The agency is preparing an IP-backed finance framework as Brussels seeks to close Europe’s innovation financing gap.Europe needs to make banks more willing to lend against intellectual property assets if it wants innovative companies to grow and close its competitiveness gap with the US and China, the head of the EU Intellectual Property Office said Thursday....
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