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IP Due Diligence: Issues in M&A Transactions

Traverse Legal Blog

A main focus in most M&A transactions involves conducting intellectual property (IP) due diligence, including patent due diligence in order to properly assess risk involved in the potential transaction. Are there any security interests or liens on that need to be released or recorded for the IP assets?

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

IIPRD

Companies frequently seek to grow their businesses or enter new markets by acquiring other companies, particularly those with intellectual property (IP) and/or technology. Evolving Significance of IP Due-Diligence for an M&A Transaction. A target’s firm might be reliant on IP in a variety of ways.

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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

The IPKat

This Big Kat is thinking about the big issues for IP in the coming year. The early years focused on investigating and analysing national experiences to understand the relationship between IP and genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. It has been a long road to a Diplomatic Conference.

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Declaratory Judgment: How to Fight a Patent Infringement Claim When Stakes Are High

Patent Trademark Blog

Is the patent owner willing to lawyer up and invest in a potentially costly and protracted litigation? Finally, a patent DJ lawsuit filed in federal court makes everyone do their due diligence before proceeding. Does the patent owner have a solid case of infringement? How strong are the infringement contentions?

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Ellenoff Grossman Can't Escape Malpractice Claim

IP Law 360

A New York federal court tossed all allegations by blockchain company RocketFuel against its former counsel Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP on Friday except for a legal malpractice claim over due diligence work on patent applications that the company obtained in an acquisition.

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Your Patent Attorney Retired: How to Transfer Patent Files

Patent Trademark Blog

If you filed any foreign patent applications, make sure to get the contact information of the foreign associate for each case. Our firm works with several foreign associates in each major foreign country, but it can save money to continue working with the foreign IP firm currently handling a particular foreign filing.

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How I Protected My Intellectual Property on a Lean Budget

LexBlog IP

Guest Post By Leena Chitnis, Founder & CEO, Timberdog ® In today’s fast-paced business environment, intellectual property (IP) has become an invaluable asset for emerging companies. IP refers to the legal rights that are granted to individuals or businesses for their inventions, creations, and innovations.