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

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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. Technology is often protected through patents or trade secrets. In most cases, this can be broken down between two central areas – technology and branding.

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Osgoode Welcomes Professor Ruth L. Okediji: “The Paradox of Intellectual Property Injustice”

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Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where she teaches contracts, international IP, patents, copyright, and courses on Biblical Law. Individuals and companies commonly engage in the strategic purchasing of critical blocking patent portfolios. Professor Ruth L. Okediji is the Jeremiah Smith Jr.

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3 Core Elements of Intellectual Property Strategy

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An IP strategy helps entities manage their intangible assets—including patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights—in a way that aligns with their overall business strategy and goals. A comprehensive portfolio management strategy also improves your ability to identify infringers and/or potential licensing partners.

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TMSR Session 2: Administrative Agencies and Specialized Courts

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We complain about costs of TM litigation but don’t like the Copyright Small Claims board; INTA represents Ps and Ds but only very sophisticated ones, united in their sophistication; could we think about a small dispute procedure? Patent troll narrative was effective. It would only increase the scatter plot.]

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Misjoinder Dooms SAD Scheme Patent Case–Wang v. Schedule A Defendants

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

299 limits joinder in patent cases to defendants who infringe using “the same accused product or process.” ” Congress enacted this requirement to restrict patent trolls who were filing lawsuits against defendants who had nothing in common but the allegation that they were infringing the same patent.

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Study Finds That Americans Have the Wrong Impression About Intellectual Property

IP Close Up

An survey of more than 1,000 Americans from all walks of life has made clearer the extent to which people are confused about the purpose Continue reading.