Matthew Yeates

Principal, Managing Director | IP Advisory

Experienced in technology development and intangible asset management across consumer goods, retail, oil & gas, consumer electronics, mining, construction, software, insurance and pharmaceuticals.

About Matthew

As the Managing Director of IIP, Matthew brings over a decade’s worth of experience in technology development and intangible asset management. His experience spans various industries including consumer goods, retail, oil & gas, consumer electronics, mining, construction, software, insurance and pharmaceuticals.

Matthew operates where finance, business, intellectual property and legal meet – driving technology-focused capabilities through frameworks and monetisation strategies. His end-to-end experience covers invention harvesting, technology marketing, commercialisation and life-cycle management, providing deep strategic insights into long-term technology value creation.

Matthew is also the founder and director of Vertex Design Australia, a leading product development and marketing company. Matthew has held numerous non-executive and corporate governance roles growing a global network of sophisticated investors, patent brokers and business leaders.

Publications

Investment in intangible assets, such as data, software, brands, and other intellectual property-backed assets, grew at three times the pace of investments in physical assets, like factories and machinery in 2024.
In an AI-driven world, relying solely on patents for intellectual property (IP) protection is no longer sufficient. In the article co-authored by Matthew Yeates and Dr Stefan Paterson...
Mapping and aligning intangible assets (IA) through product development stages is a critical process for innovators seeking to maximise the value of their innovations.