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M&A Checklist — How to Prepare Your IP for the Legal Due Diligence Process

LexBlog IP

But any company preparing to sell within the next five years should consider the more common IP issues that arise during the legal due diligence process. IP Ownership Nearly all purchase agreements require the seller to warrant that it owns or licenses the intellectual property necessary for operation of the business.

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Central Role of IP and Marketing in Business Design

azrights

This is one of the many misconceptions about IP that I’ve noticed since starting my business in 2004. If you design IP protection into the business through your agreements, choice of brand name and other identifiers you strengthen your position against the most common and damaging forms of copying in business.

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Methods of Commercializing Intellectual Property – Part I

Intepat

The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. Things to Keep in Mind Maintaining Secrecy – Only inventions and designs which are not previously disclosed can be registered for patents and industrial designs.

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Establish a Branch Office (BO) / Liaison Office (LO) / Project Office (PO) by the foreign entity in India

IP and Legal Filings

Liaison Office (LO): Liaison Office means a place of business to act as a channel of communication between the principal place of business in India although which does not undertake any commercial /trading/ industrial activity, directly or indirectly, and maintains itself out of inward remittances received from abroad through normal banking channel.

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Fatal Mistakes Made By The ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ & ‘Crypto Punks’ NFT Projects

Traverse Legal Blog

A trademark can be any word or phrase symbol design combination of things that identifies your goods and services in the marketplace. Your trademark identifies your company as the source of goods and services related to your NFTs and digital assets (the pictures linked to your NFT smart contracts). Due diligence is critical.

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Trade mark ownership: As easy as A-B-C?

LexBlog IP

Trade mark ownership is an important consideration for any business. Ensuring that a business holds all rights to enable it to make full use of its trade mark should be front of mind in any branding consideration. This is particularly important if the trade mark contains graphic elements or is part of the business’ get up.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

On January 14, 2022, Hermès filed a Complaint in the Southern District of New York alleging trademark and trade dress infringement, trademark dilution, false designation of origin, cybersquatting, injury to business reputation, and misappropriation, under the federal Lanham Act and New York state law.