Assertion: patent | /r/HasProperty | intangible
Facets:
value: to a company
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Being intangible, patents are difficult to value properly, but they still must be accounted for on a firm's balance sheet.
text: A patent is an intangible asset to a company.
text: Because patents are intangible assets, it is often difficult to assign a monetary value to them.