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As was expected in this IP asset class, B2B software and B2C software dominate the top 20. Of interest, however, is the prominence of entrant companies from the business services/business manufacturing & distribution sector. This sector features prominently in the top twenty, indicating that proprietary software is of great significance to companies offering business services. CC Technology, a business software developer, was the leader in this IP asset class. The team of developers within this Company has implemented robust software management techniques, resulting in a version 4 system that still has room to evolve and manage customer needs around the lifecycle of grant management.
1 CC Technology
11 Speech Graphics
2 BrandFour
12 Sodash
3 SwiftKey
13 eeGeo
4 Bio ID Security
14 Hermes Apps
5 Altia Solutions
15 WeeWorld
6 Redu Group
16 Pingo
7 Pacifica Group
17 Exmos
8 Syrinix
18 Bright Office
9 Standard Life
19 2020 Business Insight
10 WFS Technologies
20 Sphere Fluidics
In line with current trends, we can see the increasing
1 LUX Assure
11 Syrinix
importance of unregistered IP such as trade secrets,
2 WFS Technologies
12 Biogelx
3 Smith & Sinclair
13 Anatom
number of companies recognising the importance
4 Data Conversion Systems
14 Bad Idea Organisation CIC
of implementing effective trade secrets policies,
5 WheelRight
15 MALINKEY
6 Soapurity
16 Lexus International
this IP asset class – Lux Assure and WFS Technologies
7 Totseat
17 Pacifica Group
– displayed a keen awareness of the importance of
8 KB Group (UK)
18 Mevgen Technologies
9 Speech Graphics
19 2020 Business Insight
10 Altia Solutions
20 Swipiicard
especially in the oil & gas and consumer services
sectors. Metis Partners has seen an increase in the
indicating that this informal IP asset is gaining
traction across a number of sectors. The leaders in
trade secret protection and management in their business model, having created a healthy trade secrets culture within their business.
The spread of the entrant scores for the critical
1 Worldteachers Recruitment
11 WheelRight
2 Exmos
12 Biogelx
data collection and management techniques as a key
3 LUX Assure
13 Hermes Apps
process in their business. Each industry sector performed
4 Redu Group
14 Pacifica Group
5
15 Anatom
databases asset class is exceptionally small, indicating that entrant companies recognise the importance of
well, indicating that critical databases are essential IP assets across the board, whether they are technical
TTS Pharma
databases for manufacturing companies, customer
6 BrightOffice
16 Standard Life
databases or software related datasets. Worldteachers
7 Downhole Energy
17 Connect-In
8 Speech Graphics
18 Affective Logic
firm), and Lux Assure (delivering novel, unique corrosion
9 Mevgen Technologies
19 Syrinix
monitoring technologies within the global O&G sector)
10 CC Technologies
20 eeGeo
Recruitment (a recruitment agency operating in
international education), Exmos (software development
came top in the critical databases IP asset class.