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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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TMSR Session 2: Administrative Agencies and Specialized Courts

43(B)log

Introduction: Robert Burrell IP Australia exerts extraordinary control over legislative agenda; if you can persuade IP Au. IP Australia also regulates patent & TM attorneys through professional standards board domination. that something needs to change, then it can change quite quickly. Money brings attention.

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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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