We share the interesting recent report conducted by EUIPO – European Union Intellectual Property Office and European Patent Office regarding Intellectual property rights and firm performance in the European Union, which shows that, in general, companies that hold registered IP perform better than those that do not register such rights.
In particular, companies with intellectual property rights (IPRs) generate 23.8% more revenue per employee compared to those without IPRs and, when adjusting for factors like industry, company size, and location, this revenue advantage increases to 41%, with an even greater impact observed among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); businesses that own IPRs also pay employees wages that are, on average, 22% higher than those paid by companies without IPRs; approximately half of large companies hold IPRs and, while only around 10% of small and medium-sized businesses register IPRs, those that do report 44% higher revenue per employee compared to their counterparts without IPRs.