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What to Know About the USPTO’s Duty of Candor Guidance Regarding FDA Submissions

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Preserving confidentiality and privilege. Procedures may also be developed for inclusion on the company’s “due diligence” checklist for patent, product, or company acquisitions and/or sales involving FDA-regulated products. Developing patent prosecution strategies to facilitate compliance with the Notice.

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Inventions ‘made in Spain’: How can you protect them properly?

Garrigues Blog

Moreover, having industrial property assets that have been prosecuted by prestigious foreign bodies, is also useful in many aspects of the business in its initial stages, including due diligence processes in which potential investors will attach a great deal of importance to the company’s registration strategy.

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How to Protect Software as Intellectual Property

LexBlog IP

Important Patent Considerations: Do your homework: Often, the best place to start is with Due Diligence. First Come, First Served: The US patent system will only award a Patent on an idea or invention to the first inventor who files a patent application. If you aren’t the first to file, you risk losing your patent rights.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions.