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Domain names as IP
Issued: February 01 2010Domain names are part of a company’s intangibles and have become a valuable intellectual property. Jannik Skou and Casper Thomsen explore why they need professional handling.
“In the past few decades, there has been a shift, a transformation, in what economists call the production function of companies – the major assets that create value and growth. Intangibles are fast becoming substitutes for physical assets”
Baruch Lev – professor of accounting and finance, Stern School of Business, New York University
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