Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions

Weekly eDiscovery Top Story Digest - May 15, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 5/15/2013

Compiled by @ComplexD from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week’s update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and...more

In re Wayport, Inc. Litig., Consol. C.A. No. 4167-VCL (Del. Ch. May 1, 2013) (Laster, V.C.)

by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP on 5/8/2013

In this opinion, the Court of Chancery, applying the “special facts doctrine,” rejected the plaintiffs’ claims for breach of the fiduciary duty of loyalty against the defendants arising out of sales of the plaintiffs’ stock...more

Inside M&A - Spring 2013

by Joseph S. Adams, Robert Clary II, Thomas P. Conaghan, Jeffrey Holdvogt, Joanne Ludovici, Jennifer Mikulina, Jeffrey Rothschild, Jake Townsend, Jeffrey Wagner | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/30/2013

Top Five Traps for the Unwary in Spin-Offs - A wave of corporate breakups has swept through the United States over the last few years as investors have taken notice of the fact that smaller companies focused on a...more

Unfiltered Orange - Weekly eDiscovery News Update - April 24 2013 - Orange Legal Technologies

by Rob Robinson on 4/24/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – April 17, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 4/17/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – April 10, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 4/10/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

Antitrust and Competition Newsletter - April 2013

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/4/2013

In This Issue: - A Modern Look at The Nine Patent Licensing ‘No-Nos’ (Part Two): The Last Five ‘No-Nos’ *United States - Supreme Court Holds That Class Certification Under Rule 23(b)(3) Is Inappropriate...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – March 27, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 3/27/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

Delaware Court Rules That a Reverse Triangular Merger Does Not Constitute an Assignment By Operation of Law of the Surviving...

by BakerHostetler on 3/11/2013

The Delaware Court of Chancery in Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC v. Roche Diagnostics GmbH (Feb. 22, 2013), ruled that under Delaware law a reverse triangular merger did not violate a provision in a license agreement of the...more

Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC v. Roche Diagnostics GmbH, C.A. No. 5589-VCP (Del. Ch. Feb. 22, 2013) (Parsons, V.C.)

by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP on 3/6/2013

In this memorandum opinion addressing defendants’ motion for summary judgment, the Court of Chancery dismissed plaintiffs’ claim that a reverse triangular merger constituted an assignment of rights in breach of a contractual...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – March 6, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 3/6/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

Delaware Court Finds Reverse Triangular Merger Does Not Violate Contractual Prohibition on Assignment by Operation of Law

by Michael O'Bryan, Ted Powers III | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/5/2013

The Delaware Chancery Court, in Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC v. Roche Diagnostics GmbH (Feb. 22, 2013), held that the acquisition of a company in a reverse triangular merger did not violate a restriction in an existing...more

Delaware Chancery Court in Meso Scale v. Roche: Reverse Triangular Merger Does Not Trigger Consent Requirements in Assignment...

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/4/2013

On February 22, 2013, the Delaware Court of Chancery held in Meso Scale v. Roche that the acquisition of a company through a reverse triangular merger does not result in the assignment—by operation of law or otherwise—of an...more

Antitrust Considerations in IP Monetization Transactions

by Yee Wah Chin on 2/21/2013

IP monetization refers to a wide range of activities to realize value from intellectual property rights ownership. It includes traditional licenses, IP auctions, investors that finance IP development or litigation, patent...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – February 20, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 2/20/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – February 13, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 2/13/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

Groundbreaking Research Identifies IP Arms Race in Wind

by Philip Totaro on 2/4/2013

Our new research report has catalogued over 27,500 global patent filings related to horizontal-axis, utility-scale wind turbine technology. The report shows only about 1% of issued patents are a high impact on the products...more

Court Finds No Business In This Show Business Trademark Dispute

by Sam Hudson | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 1/23/2013

It is a basic principle of trademark law that a mark can only be assigned with the goodwill of the business to which the mark relates, for the good reason that the mark is in fact inseparable from the business. But what kind...more

How Do You Solve a Problem Like PAEs?

by Robert P. Davis, Jeffri Kaminski | Venable LLP on 1/17/2013

Policy makers in Washington, DC have been hearing about the problems created by patent assertion entities – PAEs or, to some, “patent trolls” – from a number of quarters over the past few years. PAEs are generally entities...more

In re Novell, Inc. S’holder Litig., C.A. No. 6032-VCN (Del. Ch. Jan. 3, 2013)

by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP on 1/16/2013

In this memorandum opinion, the Court of Chancery denied defendants’ motions to dismiss with respect to Plaintiffs’ bad faith claims. The Court’s decision was based on its finding that the complaint stated a “reasonably...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – January 16, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 1/16/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

Acquiring IT Assets in M&A May Pose Greater Liability Than Value

by Scott & Scott, LLP on 1/15/2013

Robert J. Scott, Managing Partner of Scott & Scott, LLP, says IT assets acquired in a merger may have greater liability attached to them than the assets are worth. Recent cases including Cincom vs. Novelis and ACS vs. Cincom...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – January 9, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 1/9/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – The Second Half of 2012 in Review

by Rob Robinson on 12/31/2012

Highlighted in Forbes’ Law & Technology Blog as one of Eight Great Law & Technology Resources, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange Weekly eDiscovery News Update provides readers with a trusted compilation of key...more

Are the Regulators Coming after the Patent Trolls?

by Bill Devinney | BakerHostetler on 12/24/2012

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice recently held a workshop to discuss the effects of patent assertion entities (PAEs) on innovation and competition....more

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Weekly eDiscovery Top Story Digest - May 15, 2013

In re Wayport, Inc. Litig., Consol. C.A. No. 4167-VCL (Del. Ch. May 1, 2013) (Laster, V.C.)

Inside M&A - Spring 2013

Unfiltered Orange - Weekly eDiscovery News Update - April 24 2013 - Orange Legal Technologies

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – April 17, 2013

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – April 10, 2013

Antitrust and Competition Newsletter - April 2013

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – March 27, 2013

Delaware Court Rules That a Reverse Triangular Merger Does Not Constitute an Assignment By Operation of Law of the Surviving...

Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC v. Roche Diagnostics GmbH, C.A. No. 5589-VCP (Del. Ch. Feb. 22, 2013) (Parsons, V.C.)

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – March 6, 2013

Delaware Court Finds Reverse Triangular Merger Does Not Violate Contractual Prohibition on Assignment by Operation of Law

Delaware Chancery Court in Meso Scale v. Roche: Reverse Triangular Merger Does Not Trigger Consent Requirements in Assignment...

Antitrust Considerations in IP Monetization Transactions

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – February 20, 2013

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – February 13, 2013

Groundbreaking Research Identifies IP Arms Race in Wind

Court Finds No Business In This Show Business Trademark Dispute

How Do You Solve a Problem Like PAEs?

In re Novell, Inc. S’holder Litig., C.A. No. 6032-VCN (Del. Ch. Jan. 3, 2013)

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – January 16, 2013

Acquiring IT Assets in M&A May Pose Greater Liability Than Value

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – January 9, 2013

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – The Second Half of 2012 in Review

Are the Regulators Coming after the Patent Trolls?

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