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

LexBlog IP

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. A prudent IP strategy would therefore consider patent protection for more physical innovations and trade secret or copyright protection for software.

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

IPilogue

Individuals and companies commonly engage in the strategic purchasing of critical blocking patent portfolios. For example, the rise of patent trolls, who litigate cheaply-bought patents, use the IP system as a legal weapon. Moreover, damage demands in litigation cases involving IP are rising.