Lopes, Ilídio Tomás2011-05-312011-05-312011LOPES, Ilídio Tomás - The boundaries of intellectual property valuation : cost, market, income based approaches and innovation turnover. Intelektinė ekonomika = Intellectual Economics. ISSN 1822-8038. 1:9 (2011) 99–1161822-8038http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/442To invest in intellectual property and disclose it, internally and externally, is a strategic decision towards the creation of a sustainable value added, at a firm or even at a macroeconomic level. The multiple insights achieved reinforce the paradigm that intangibles are the main structural support for economic growth. However, those intangibles should be measured on a feasible basis towards the business comprehensiveness as required by main accounting standards. Companies and countries should monitor and report their innovation cycles in order to increase their turnovers.engIntellectual propertyIntangiblesFinancial reportingInnovationMeasurementjournal article