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Changes in Tech and Finance are Forcing Companies to Rethink Their Patent and IP Rights Approach
- Oct 20, 2026
Rapid changes in technology and less tolerance for financial risk have forced businesses in some industries to re-examine their business models and how they use and value their patents, trade secrets and other IP rights. Strangely, many of these developments are good for IP rights.
I sat down recently with Palo Alto-based Efrat Kasznik, President of Foresight Valuation Group and a Stanford Business School educator for the past 15 years, to discuss where IP value is today and which businesses are evolving with the changes. The Understanding IP Matters episode is called “Taking IP to the Bank,” and it it available on video and audio.
As an IP valuation expert, Efrat is perfectly positioned on the frontlines of young and big company financings. She sees where IP rights play a role and how — apparently more today and in subtler ways than we think.
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- AI Investment
- Efrat Kasznik
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- IP Valuation
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- M&A
- Patent Valuation
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- SaaS
- Startups
- Trade Secrets
- Understanding IP Matters
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