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IP Due Diligence: Issues in M&A Transactions

Traverse Legal Blog

A main focus in most M&A transactions involves conducting intellectual property (IP) due diligence, including patent due diligence in order to properly assess risk involved in the potential transaction. All too often these issues come up for the first time in due diligence.

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Role And Significance Of IP Due-Diligence In M&A Transactions In India

IIPRD

Hence, more and more mergers and acquisitions involve intellectual property which gives rise to the demand for Intellectual Property (IP) Due-Diligence at the time of Mergers, Acquisitions, etc. Evolving Significance of IP Due-Diligence for an M&A Transaction. of such businesses.

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Importance of Due Diligence for Patent Practitioners and the US/China Economic War

Patently-O

b) imposes crucial responsibilities on patent applicants, attorneys, and agents. by Dennis Crouch 37 C.F.R.

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Ellenoff Grossman Can't Escape Malpractice Claim

IP Law 360

A New York federal court tossed all allegations by blockchain company RocketFuel against its former counsel Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP on Friday except for a legal malpractice claim over due diligence work on patent applications that the company obtained in an acquisition.

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Declaratory Judgment: How to Fight a Patent Infringement Claim When Stakes Are High

Patent Trademark Blog

Is the patent owner willing to lawyer up and invest in a potentially costly and protracted litigation? Finally, a patent DJ lawsuit filed in federal court makes everyone do their due diligence before proceeding. Does the patent owner have a solid case of infringement? How strong are the infringement contentions?

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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

The IPKat

A key aspect of the Basic Proposal is an international disclosure requirement for patent applications (Article 3): For inventions based on genetic resources, applicants would be required to disclose the country of origin, or if that is unknown, the source of the genetic resources.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 9- October 15)

SpicyIP

on 10 October, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The Delhi High Court rejected the plaintiff’s application to amend the plaint and the memo of parties to add new defendants for lack of prior due diligence by them. The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Anr. vs Vijay Munjal And Anr.