How to Deal with the Distribution of Intellectual Property Assets in Divorce by Pryor Cashman LLP on 10/12/2011 Judith L. Poller, Co-Chair of Pryor Cashman’s Family Law Group, has written an article, with Associate Elizabeth S. Warner, entitled “How to Deal with the Distribution of Intellectual Property Assets in Divorce.” The article...more
Family Wealth Care by ronald holtkamp on 8/8/2011 Business-owning families are aware of the risks of trying to manage personal wealth inside their companies, in most cases they do not act because they believe change would be difficult, they do not have family support or they...more
Does Your Employee's Ex Own Your Key Patent? by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/15/2011 A recent Federal Circuit case may cause companies to reconsider their form of patent assignment agreements and give greater consideration to the effect of community property laws on patent rights. Patent rights initially...more
Music Publishing and Divorce In Texas: No Extrinsic Fraud by Tamera Bennett on 6/3/2010 The Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio, ruled there was no extrinsic fraud in divorce proceedings when one spouse conveys songs out of a community property music publishing company without the express...more
Estate Planning for Intellectual Property by Cooper Gordon LLP on 10/6/2009 It is important to plan your estate carefully by considering these valuable assets so that they are appropriately transferred to your heirs according to your wishes upon your death...As intellectual property becomes more...more
Intersection of Estate Issues and Copyright Law: The Long and Winding Road by Tamera Bennett on 10/21/2006 This article, written by Entertainment and Probate Attorney, Kenneth W. Pajak, provides entertainment lawyers and non-probate practitioners with a general overview of creation, ownership and rights in copyrightable works;...more
Probate Trademarks- Death, Reincarnation, and Survival of IP rights by Daniel Kegan on 10/1/2006 t was a dark and stormy night when the dame appeared in the doorway of Mark Trade,TM intellectual property investigator. Initial research by Guy Noir indicated there might have been a death under suspicious circumstances, but...more