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Intangible investment is investment into intangible assets which include but are not limited to: corporate intellectual property, including items such as patents, trademarks, copyrights and business methodologies. The European Commission states "The importance of intangible investment is growing relative to the level of investment in the tangible assets we tend to associate with investment, such as bridges, machinery or power plants. As a result, the role of intangible investment is becoming increasingly important to understanding and forecasting trends in productivity, economic growth and innovation."

Possible components of intangible investment are computer-related, production and technology, human resources, organization of the firm, marketing and sales, and industry-specific.

As of 2007 estimates of intangible investment were $1.6 trillion or 11.3 percent of US GDP.