IP registration fees only occurred in Case Company C (Product C1 13 per cent and Product C2 6 per cent) and one survey respondent company (4 per cent). Other companies did not consider that they had protectable IP, as they were generally sourcing simple components, in order to ease technology transfer and reduce risks.
Payment to the previous supplier for the design did not occur in any of the case companies. It occurred in two of the survey responding companies and represented 4 per cent and 6 per cent of the total set up cost.
Cost of quality audit and validation also varied a lot. In case companies where it occurred, it varied from 1-17 per cent of the total set up cost. In the survey respondent companies, it varied from 4% to 60% of the total set up cost. The disproportionately high value of 60 per cent reported by