UK intangible investment and growth
An update on UK intangible investment and growth for the period 1990 to 2014.
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This report presents an update on UK Intangible and growth:
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investment in knowledge/intangibles is 9% greater than tangible investment, in 2014, at £133 billion and £121 billion
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R&D is about 14% of total intangible investment, software 21%, design 11%, training 20% and organisational capital 16%
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53% of total UK investment in intangible assets was in assets protected by IPRs
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6% of total UK investment in intangible assets was in assets protected by patent
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an estimated 11% of total UK investment in intangible assets protected by IPRs was in assets protected by patents
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11% of total UK investment in intangible assets was in assets protected by trade marks
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an estimated 21% of total UK investment in intangible assets protected by IPRs was in assets protected by trade marks
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11% of total UK investment in intangible assets was in assets protected by design rights
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9% in assets protected by unregistered design rights and 2% in assets protected by design registration; and
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25% of total UK investment in intangible assets was in assets protected by copyright