Bridging the Gap: As Asset-based Lenders Reduce LTVs for Retailers, IP can be Leveraged

Articles, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Strategy
There’s no question that the last twelve months have been challenging for retailers. As inflation impacts consumer spending and tariffs impact supply chains, asset-based lenders are reducing loan-to-value (LTV) for AR and Inventory, leaving retailers with limited options for much needed liquidity. We are advising an increasing number of lenders that are looking to leverage the unsecured value of intellectual ...

Tune in with our CEO as the Guest Speaker in the Branding Business Podcast.

Articles, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Strategy
How to Increase Your Company’s Value Through Intellectual Property Our CEO, Stephen Robertson, was recently a guest speaker on the “Branding Business” podcast, where he shared valuable insights on uncovering the hidden value of intellectual property (IP). In his discussion with host Ryan Rieches, Stephen emphasized the often-overlooked importance of IP, why business leaders should prioritize it, and the steps ...

Tune in with our CEO as the Guest Speaker in a Podcast.

Articles, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Strategy
Metis Partners was on the latest episode of “Tech Me Seriously” Our CEO, Stephen Robertson was invited to be a guest speaker on the “Tech Me Seriously” Podcast where he shared valuable insights on how Intellectual Property is not just about patents and copyrights but encompasses crucial aspects like brands, trade secrets, software, and data. Discover how even service companies ...

MP Insights I Latest Edition

Articles, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Strategy, Monthly Insights
Navigating the Dynamic Interplay between Insolvency and Intellectual Property Welcome to the Autumn edition of our Metis Monthly Insights keeping you in the kNOW. This edition we are focused on the dynamic interplay between intellectual property (‘IP”) and the insolvency & bankruptcy market. Our Bankruptcy & Restructuring Team, is busy specifically, running some IP sales processes in a challenging market and ...

May need more than golf technology to get out of this rough!

Articles, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Strategy
The Golf’s Technological Revolution: How Technology and IP is Transforming the Centuries-Old Game Golf, a sport steeped in tradition, has experienced a remarkable transformation through technology. From the launch of cutting-edge equipment to advanced data & analytics, the marriage of technology and golf has revolutionised the way the game is played, watched and analysed. Intellectual property rights, primarily patents, trade ...

“Getting out of the rough” of slow play with the PGA

Articles, Intellectual Property
Slow Play – the PGA way!: A major issue has turned opportunity for our IP 100 entrant! The current US Open Champion, Matt Fitzpatrick, has recently lashed out, “like taking a 3-wood out of the rough”, at the impact of slow play by professional golfers, enroute to his victory at the RBC Heritage tournament in April 2023. He described slow ...

Football sponsorship deals – brands, betting and booze – what a conundrum

Articles, Intellectual Property
What’s being considered Continuing our theme on finance, football, brands and sponsorship, a topic we’ve been discussing at Metis, is a change on its way, likely to ban gambling companies from sponsoring the football kit of teams playing in the most-watched league in the world, the English Premiership. The UK Government are rumored to be closing a regulatory loophole to ...

5 Activities That Could Turn A Trademark Into A Valuable Brand

Articles, Intellectual Property
5 Activities That Could Turn A Trademark Into A Valuable Brand When is a brand not a brand? When it’s just a trademark! We are often asked to value or sell a “brand” but when we perform our usual IP diligence we discover that only a trademark exists, sometimes registered but not always, and as a result the value is lower than ...

The Lockdown Crisis and the IP Opportunity

Articles, Intellectual Property
Of the many, many uncertainties surrounding the long-term impact of the coronavirus on human civilization, primary among them is its toll on the global economy. The prognosis is, sadly and predictably, not good. Alistair Darling, the former UK chancellor who steered the country through the 2008 financial crisis, predicts that Covid-19 has ushered in an economic crisis “far, far worse” ...

How Napster Transformed a Copyright Shutdown to a $70m Price Tag

Articles, Intellectual Property
What happened Last week saw the conclusion of a $70 million sale of Napster – the online music store and subscription service – to the UK based, virtual reality music concert start-up, MelodyVR. This sale has generated prolific attention in the music industry particularly around the turnaround of Napster, whose trading history is riddled with Intellectual Property disputes and financial ...