Using IP to Access Funding

Very interesting study from the UK Intellectual Property Office and the British Business Bank about using IPR (at least in part) as collateral for business loans.

Very odd, however, is that there is NO mention of trade secrets at all.  Which is quite surprising actually.  While analyzing trade secrets usage as collateral is (understandably) more challenging that for registered IPR, not to even mention it seems like a major flaw in the study.

Regardless, the conclusion seems promising and there is a lot of data included in the annexes to review.

Although there remain significant challenges to the
development of a sustainable commercial IP-backed loan
product, the lower rates of default and loss amongst
IP-rich firms suggests lenders could at least lower the
cost of lending to IP-rich firms, stimulating demand for
debt in this segment. Likewise there are opportunities to
stimulate the supply of finance by supporting the use of
intangible assets as collateral

https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/502-IP-Report_singles.pdf