Knowledge is way forward

By Ruth Alexander Increased interest in intellectual property is leading to greater growth investment opportunities, according to Derek Lygo, who heads the UK Growth and UK Mid Cap funds at Dresdner RCM Global Investors. Companies with intellectual property rights are those that have copyrights, patents, trademarks and design rights. Lygo said these rights give companies multiple revenue streams, high margins and low overheads while allowing them to create barriers to entry. Lygo said: "This is basically a wake-up call to investors to take smaller and medium sized companies much more ser...