{"id":12091,"date":"2020-12-23T08:55:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T08:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/?p=12091"},"modified":"2022-10-04T12:42:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T12:42:23","slug":"ways-to-transform-your-intellectual-property-department-from-cost-center-to-revenue-generator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/ways-to-transform-your-intellectual-property-department-from-cost-center-to-revenue-generator","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Transform Your Intellectual Property Department from a Cost Center to a Revenue Generator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why is \u2018intangible asset\u2019 becoming a buzzword for tech-era businesses? Traditionally, sales of services and products have been considered to be the primary revenue generator for a business. But this is an age of innovation where ideas and concepts determine whether your company flourishes or flounders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the intellect is being harnessed to bring in stacks of money for a company. This is where the concept of intangible assets comes in. These are assets that do not have a physical body but are instrumental to the company\u2019s income. And intellectual property department is the heavyweight among all intangible assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most businesses have some form of intellectual property, be it patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or rights to industrial designs. So important is intellectual property to a business\u2019 revenue generation that these assets contribute to more than 80% of the company\u2019s net value<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But unless the business knows how to milk intellectual property department for what it is worth, IP can become just another cost center. It will guzzle costs because you\u2019ll have to allocate a substantial sum to keep it operational but it will not directly produce profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But intellectual property can be your business\u2019 cash cow. IP is not a short or one-time revenue opportunity. Savvy entrepreneurs have the wherewithal to monetize their IP and turn it into a steady stream of income for their business. And the good news is you too can do it. Here\u2019s a primer on how to create passive income by turning your IP into a glorious side hustle!<\/p>\n\n\n

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