Although not always easy to quantify, intangible assets are one of the primary sources of strong competitive advantages for businesses and a key source of economic moats. Patents are a legal barrier ...

As businesses shift toward knowledge-based industries and digital innovation, intangible assets are becoming increasingly important in financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and overall ...

In 2025, the world’s biggest companies are worth more for what cannot be seen than what can. According to a new report from Brand Finance, intangible assets, brands, patents, data, software, and other ...

Discover how amortization and impairment affect intangible assets such as patents and goodwill, and understand their impact on a company's balance sheet.

Amortisation is an accounting term that actually has two very different and distinct uses. In financial accounting, amortisation is the practice of spreading the cost of an intangible asset over its ...

Intangible assets can be described as those that are not physically present or do not have a physical form. This means they cannot be touched or possessed; however, they still contribute to the ...

(MENAFN- Orient Planet Group) Abu Dhabi, 24 January 2024: The Ministry of Economy unveiled two new initiatives in the Intellectual Property (IP) and entrepreneurship sectors, strengthening the UAE’s ...

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The Google/Motorola Mobility (MMI) acquisition (2011) [2] represents one of the largest and better-known intellectual property (IP)-driven acquisitions. The consensus around this US$12.5 billion deal ...