In today’s innovation-driven economy, a company’s most valuable assets are rarely physical.

They’re intangible.

Intellectual property (IP), such as patents, proprietary technology, critical data, software, trade secrets, and brand, will often be the backbone of sustainable competitive advantage. Yet, many scaling companies still lack a clear, objective understanding of how strong, protected, and investment-ready their IP truly is.

IP-rich companies that join the IP Marketplace™ receive an IPRSCORE™;  a comprehensive benchmarking tool that assesses the strength, quality, and protection of a company’s IP portfolio. Our IPRSCORE™ is a recognized standard rating system for IP, like getting a FICO score for your IP portfolio. Paired with our IP Insights Deck, the IPRSCORE™ provides a clear, data-driven view of how a company’s IP compares to peers, how effectively IP is managed, and where IP improvements are required.

The IPRSCORE™ process and IP Insights Deck deliver actionable insight, including IP Recommendations that are intended to (i) improve the strength of a company’s IP Portfolio (ii) minimize IP-related business risks and (iii) have a positive impact on the business. The IP recommendations are directly linked to the following Business Impact Factors:

• Strengthen Collateral Value: IP recommendations designed to improve the strength and protection of IP, both as collateral for lenders and as a key component of a company's competitive moat.

• Revenue Protection / Growth: IP recommendations designed to (i) reduce IP risk that threatens future cash flows, and (ii) enhance IP protection and IP management to support business growth.

• Margin Protection / Improvement: Recommendations designed to strengthen IP strategy and IP management in order to maximize return on IP asset investment, by creating both operational efficiencies and opportunities to increase product / service margins.

Whether you are preparing for:

• a fundraise,

• a potential M&A transaction,

• a joint venture or strategic partnership, or

• a period of rapid scale and expansion..

..you should be securing your IPRSCORE™.

Investors, lenders, angels and buyers are increasingly looking beyond financials to assess the durability of your competitive advantage. A strong IPRSCORE™ demonstrates that your business is not only innovative, but also structured, protected, and built for long-term value creation.

It shifts the narrative from what you’ve built to how defensible and scalable it is.

On the IP Marketplace™, the IPRSCORE™ and IP Insights act as both a diagnostic and a signal:

• Internally, the IPRSCORE™ and IP Insights Deck provides companies with a clear, compelling narrative around their IP assets (identified IP Strengths that are being incorporated into CIMs & Investor Decks), and tailored, company-specific IP Recommendations to be actioned and implemented, building an IP Strategy, strengthening the IP assets, and improving the IPRSCORE™

• Externally, the IPRSCORE™ can differentiate IP-rich companies and cut through the market noise, putting a spotlight on IP.

If you are anticipating growth, contemplating an M&A, considering a fundraise, JV or partnership in the next 12 months, preparing your IP should be a priority, not an afterthought.

The IPRSCORE™ is the place to start.