The value-creating potential in intellectual property has never been more high-profile than it is now. Auctions, patent-driven M&As and a growing number of other transactions have put IP on the front pages of business publications across the world.

In 2012, the IP Business Congress will focus on the events of the last year and will discuss their implications, as well as what happens next. Already established as the world’s pre-eminent event about IP as a corporate asset, the IPBC has never been more relevant to those who are responsible for creating value from IP, as well as those who offer them third-party services.

Nowhere else during 2012 will you hear so many top-level executives, investors and policy makers talking about cutting-edge IP value creation issues, nor will you have a better opportunity to swap experiences with them in face-to- face conversations at the many networking events that take place alongside the formal programme.

At long last it looks like IP may have reached the tipping point – it has become a boardroom issue. Make sure you are in Portugal from 24

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