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Director of the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Intellectual Property, mag. Karin Zvokelj presented in the USA the Slovenian approach to the development of the valuation of intellectual property rights and their inclusion in the acquisition of capital. A key part of the approach is the integration of the state, financial institutions, investors, professions, companies and the research environment into a common ecosystem.Author: LESI
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M.Sc. Karin Zvokelj participated in the Global Forum on Intellectual Property and Economic Development on September 3, 2026 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The forum was organized by the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI), and was held at the G20 working meeting in the field of innovation.
The forum was dedicated to discussing how intellectual property can stimulate economic development, investment and innovation. It brought together representatives of state bodies and offices for intellectual property and international experts from the fields of economics, finance and technology transfer. Discussions took place in four substantive sections: artificial intelligence, valuation of intangible assets, financing based on intellectual property, competitiveness and technology transfer.
M.Sc. In an independent presentation, Karin Zvokelj presented the development of the Slovenian approach to the development of a system for the valuation of intellectual property rights and financing, in which these rights can be considered as collateral. At the start of the activity, three main gaps were identified in Slovenia: insufficient recognition of intellectual property as an economic asset, limited knowledge and practical experience in the field of intellectual property valuation, and the absence of an established practice of using these rights as collateral in the banking system.
Since a single measure could not eliminate these challenges, Slovenia focused on creating a wider ecosystem. Measures in the field of valuation and financing are included in the National Intellectual Property Strategy until 2030 and its action plan. The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Slovenia connected relevant ministries, banks, investors, valuation experts, companies, public research organizations and offices for the transfer of knowledge and technologies. International partners also participated in the activities.
Among the concrete results, Director Zvokelj highlighted two specialized loan schemes of SID banka with four credit lines, where intellectual property rights can be taken into account as part of the collateral. The two schemes were introduced on 1 July 2026. The national voucher for patents, designs and trademarks will also be extended to cover the costs of valuation of intellectual property rights, and specialized training and national certification of experts for their valuation are also envisaged.
The long-term goal is to establish a sustainable financing market based on intellectual property rights, which could gradually operate without constant state support and in which commercial banks would also be involved. Among the important challenges for further development are the appropriate treatment of this type of financing in the banking regulatory framework, the development of international accounting standards and international valuation standards, and legal certainty in the registration of liens on intellectual property rights.
