The Open Register of Patent Ownership (ORoPO) is voluntary, open and non-profit. Voluntary – participation in ORoPO is voluntary and free. ORoPO works alongside many of the world’s leading patent offices to complement their work around improvements in openness, transparency and data quality. Open – all data uploaded into ORoPO is free of intellectual property restrictions and is made available to the public as open data. Non-profit – ORoPO is a non-profit corporation. It is managed by a board of directors with the support of an Advisory Board. The ORoPO database includes verified details of patents owned by organizations. Our mission is to improve transparency and openness around patent ownership data. This is an essential and necessary step towards the evolution of patents as a functional asset class.