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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. But quite often, a company will tout its innovation when selling, but during the due diligence process, it is revealed that the company lacks adequate protection for that innovation.

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Ownership of Copyrights Patents and Trademarks are Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

IP and Legal Filings

These rights have the sole purpose and that it so protects and confer the creation or an invention specific to a certain period. With no hidden atrocities the labor intended to be associated with the innovation should be given their due diligence and the public can to emanate from the same.

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Inventions ‘made in Spain’: How can you protect them properly?

Garrigues Blog

This is why it is important to be able to justify the registration of the patent in another territory, if it is not initially registered in Spain. Such authorization may not be given for inventions of interest to national defense, unless expressly authorized by the Ministry of Defense”. What is an invention made in Spain?

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Patent Assertion Entities: A Boon or a Bane?

Kashishipr

There are two sides to a coin, and therefore, while patent enforcing entities are always looked down on, there is another side to the story where they can do well to inventions – the extent of the same, however, stands questioned. It is imperative to guard the IP assets through proper registration and renewal procedures.

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UNABLE TO REGISTER YOR TRUE BRAND DUE TO PRIOR IDENTICAL REGISTRATIONS? HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO

Selvam & Selvam Blog

To add more clarity to this, ‘Trademark squatting’ – in which one person obtains registration for a trademark which does not actually belong to them nor do they have any right/ claim over the same – has evolved into an actual business today. So, how do you approach this issue when your brand is caught in the middle of it?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 9- October 15)

SpicyIP

on 10 October, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The Delhi High Court rejected the plaintiff’s application to amend the plaint and the memo of parties to add new defendants for lack of prior due diligence by them. Read Yogesh’s assessment of the order. vs Vijay Munjal And Anr. M/S Bikaji Foods Int.

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

LexBlog IP

This can include inventions, designs, artwork, and even brand names and slogans. The most common forms are: -Patents: A patent is a type of intellectual property that covers inventions. It gives the inventor the exclusive right to make, use, and sell the invention for a limited period of time. Investors and Due Diligence.