欧洲专利局&EUIPO：2023专利、商标与初创企业融资研究报告（英文版）（61页）.pdf

1、epo.orgPatents,trade marks and startup financeFunding and exit performance of European startupsOctober 2023PATENTS,TRADE MARKS AND STARTUP FINANCEepo.org|02Foreword In a set of joint studies carried out over the past ten years,our two organisations have highlighted the importance of intellectual pro

2、perty for the European economy,whether on the level of the entire economy,sectors or individual firms.The macro-level studies have shown that industries that use IP rights intensively account for a high and increasing share of Europes economic output,employment and trade.On the level of individual c

3、ompanies,ownership of patents,trade marks and designs is associated with superior performance in terms of job creation and productivity(as measured by revenue per employee).This relationship is even stronger when the IP rights registered by the company are European-level rights.The link between IP r

4、ights and company performance is especially clear in the case of small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs).We have also shown that companies that are active in the area of IP rights are more likely than other companies to experience high growth in subsequent years.The present study adds a further dim

5、ension to the body of knowledge on the importance of IP.It focuses on how newly started,innovative companies obtain the financing that allows them to develop their ideas into products in the marketplace.It also examines how IP rights facilitate successful exit of the providers of initial financing t

6、hrough sale to another company or a flotation on the stock market.The evidence adds up:IP rights are a crucial underpinning of the modern economy.Innovation,and the need to support it,will play an even more important role in the future.Europe is facing challenges from climate change,possible future