Richard CanfieldPodcast Host and IBC Advisor, Ascendant Financial · Authorized Infinite Banking Practitioner | Author of 4 Books

Avoid Getting Shutdown: IP Protection Tips Kary Oberbrunner

12 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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A short excerpt from a YouTube video about intellectual property protection. The speaker warns that competitors can patent a product and shut others out, and cites a structural shift in corporate assets: in 1975 ~83% of S&P 500 firms' assets were tangible (17% intangible/IP), while by 2020 roughly 90% were intangible/IP. The clip emphasizes the growing importance of protecting IP.

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Richard Canfield

July 12, 2024

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What if your competitor uses your Baby Touch glass and then patents it and locks you out of using it? He's like, we'd be shut down. We'd be shut down instantly. We're like, that's another reason why you need to protect your ip. So I say all that to say that we have this thing in the US called the S&P 500, and it's the 500 most valuable brands on the planet. In 1975, 83% of the assets and the 500 most valuable companies in the world, 83% was tangible. What that means is, like, buildings, cash, inventory, like hard assets. Only 17% was IP. You fast forward now to 2020. In 2020, it's now 90%.