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

IIPRD

With time intellectual property management has become a major aspect of business and growth. Companies frequently seek to grow their businesses or enter new markets by acquiring other companies, particularly those with intellectual property (IP) and/or technology. Joint ownership of Intellectual property.

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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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Intellectual Property in Mergers and Acquisitions

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Intellectual Property (IP) have historically been two separate legal disciplines, seemingly separated by impenetrable walls. Every sort of intellectual property has a unique set of rights that can only be used by the owner of that type of property. IP due diligence.

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Methods of Commercializing Intellectual Property – Part I

Intepat

Introduction Intellectual Property refers to those intangible assets which are created by virtue of the human intellect. The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications.

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Do You Know The Best Way to Protect Your Intellectual Property?

azrights

Intellectual Property (IP) is part and parcel of business, yet it abounds with misconceptions. Learning key IP principles equips you to better structure and design a business. Designers and marketers receive no training at all in IP so they don’t know how to take brand protection into account.

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Methods of Commercializing Intellectual Property – Part II

Intepat

Commercialization Through Franchising Franchising is essentially a subset of licensing whereby the owner of an intellectual property grants the franchisee to replicate the entire business concept in a different location. Explicitly outline the extent of access to the rights of background intellectual property of all the parties.

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Why intellectual property rights are important for startups seeking funding from investors

LexBlog IP

Why intellectual property rights are important for startups seeking funding from investors. Intellectual property assets are an important factor in the success of any startup company, and should not be ignored. Jump to a Section: What are intellectual property and intellectual property rights?