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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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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. The text was not always so narrowly focused on patents.

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How To Choose A Trademark Attorney

Patent Trademark Blog

Nowadays, there are so many options for filing a trademark application with the USPTO. Time Is More Valuable Than Money: How A Good Trademark Attorney Will Save You Time (and money!) What pre-filing due diligence can increase your probability of success in registering a trademark?

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Avoiding a Bad Trip: How Cannabis Companies Can Mitigate the Risk of an Infringement Lawsuit

LexBlog IP

As cannabis businesses continue to evolve, two issues should be at the forefront of any branding strategy: Avoiding potential trademark infringement claims Protecting the business’ brand through trademarks In this post, we will discuss how to avoid infringement claims. He can be reached at 313-223-3623 or KSteen@dickinsonwright.com.

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Beyond the Limit: The Battle Over Copyright Back-Damages in Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy

Patently-O

2020) This split arises from how to interpret Supreme Court’s statement in Petrella v. Nealy sued many years later in 2018 upon learning of the unauthorized licenses in 2016. The parties particularly dispute how to interpret ambiguous statements in Petrella v. See Sohm v. Scholastic, Inc. , 3d 39, 49-50 (2d Cir.

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AIPPI Congress (Report 2): Ethics in Funding IP Litigation

The IPKat

The panelists discussed how companies can share or transfer their litigation risk through different structures, as well as the different insurance structures available such as before the event insurance (BTE), after the event insurance (ATE), own costs cover, contingent fee insurance and capital protection insurance.

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How to Enforce Patents When You Don’t Have Money: Patent Litigation Funding

Patent Trademark Blog

Can you file a patent lawsuit without a lot of money? It seems fashionably controversial nowadays to say patents are worthless. Some say patents are too expensive to obtain. Actually, patents can be surprisingly affordable. Even if you get a patent, they say, it will take too much money to enforce them.