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Patent Office Litigation Update: Patent Zombies
Clinton: SCOTUS Myriad Genetics Decision 'Terrific'
Goldstein: Expect More Litigation in Wake of Myriad Gene Patent Decision
Patent Series: Protecting inventions
Trademark Series: Use-based trademark protection
Trademark Series: Protecting your mark from becoming generic
Trademark Series: Matching your commercial strategy
Trademark Series: Building a global brand
Mobile App Series: Privacy by Design
Instapundit: America's IP Laws Need to be "Pruned Back"
Video Game Lawsuit Highlights Intellectual Property Issues with Internet Memes
Bill on Bankruptcy: Lehman Test Case on Judicial Nullification
Are Human Genes Patentable? Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Myriad Case
AIA Impact on Start Up Capital
Video Sharing App Vine Hit with Takedown Notice from Prince
Can You Patent Human Genes? ACLU Says No
AIA Impact on University Innovation and Tech Transfer
'Gray Market' Lawyer: Congress Won't Change Copyright Laws
Oral Arguments Before the USPTO Patent Trial & Appeal Board
Patent Office Litigation Update: Impact on Timing
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
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
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
In this issue: - What to Expect When You're Selling Your Company – Indemnification - Consummated Mergers: It Ain’t Over 'Til the Fat Lady Sings - FCC Orders TV Stations to Post Their Political Files...more
In Notice 2012-39 (the “Notice”), the IRS issued guidance announcing its intention to issue regulations with respect to certain transfers of intangible property by a U.S. corporation to a foreign corporation in a...more
Legal News: Eye on China Quarterly Newsletter is part of our ongoing commitment to providing legal insight to our clients as they successfully navigate the complex and ever-changing legal and regulatory environment, whether...more
May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Avner Ronen, co-founder and chief executive officer of Boxee Inc., talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about the company's business model, strategy and legal challenges. Ronen shares his insights...more
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Ian Sigalow, a partner at Greycroft Partners LLC, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about legal challenges confronting technology start-ups and model venture capital financing documents. Sigalow...more
Buying or selling a closely held business, including the purchase of a division or a subsidiary, can be structured as (i) a statutory combination such as a statutory merger or share exchange, (ii) a negotiated purchase of...more
One of today’s most discussed political topics is the expected expiration of the Bush tax cuts after December 31, 2012. If Congress doesn’t act, among other things, the individual U.S. federal income tax rate...more
Table of Contents: I. INTRODUCTION ... 1 II. ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURES FOR TRANSFERS OF BUSINESSES ...... 3 A. Common Threads; Alternatives ... 3 B. Mergers and Consolidations ... 4 C. Purchases of Shares... 5 D....more
In this issue: Investor Q&A; Implications of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act for Chinese Life Science Companies; Frequent Issues Arising in Acquisitions of China Life Sciences Targets; and Key Regulatory...more
In This Issue: Selecting a Company Name: A Trademark Lawyer’s Perspective and Employee Rights When Buying Parts of an Insolvent Company in Germany Selecting a Company Name: A Trademark Lawyer’s Perspective ...more
Though the business community continues to recover from the economic collapse of 2008 and the more recent international debt crisis, the M&A market has experienced steady activity and even growth in recent months. This is...more
This Note highlights key intellectual property (IP) considerations in stock purchase and merger transactions. It discusses legal due diligence of the target company’s IP and drafting and negotiating IP aspects of stock...more
Reprinted with permission from the July 14, 2011 edition of the NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL © 2011 ALM Media Properties, LLC. In 1991, the federal district court for the Northern District of California ruled in SQL Solutions...more
The Delaware Chancery Court, in Meso Scale Diagnostics v. Roche Diagnostics (Apr. 8, 2011), held recently that the acquisition of a company in a reverse triangular merger may constitute an assignment of an agreement by that...more
There are significant legal issues facing any key executive of an early stage company or start-up organization. Matlock Law Group highlights many of these pitfalls in this overview of early stage capital formation,...more
A useful summary of the legal aspects of doing business in Ireland preapred for Lex Mundi and Practical Law Company by Arthur Cox...more
As we have indicated in numerous posts over the last year, foreign language document reviews have dominated the U.S. contract attorney market due to the continuing increase in FCPA cases. It has provided a stream of work from...more
As we have done earlier this year, periodically, Venable's Nonprofit Organizations Practice Group will share the best of the nonprofit legal articles and PowerPoint presentations published or delivered by our attorneys. Our...more
Two or more parties often form a joint venture to undertake a business opportunity together. The joint venture partners typically form a new entity and contribute assets and/or services to the joint venture. They then share...more
This is a concise article that serves as a quick primer on trademark law for entrepreneurs and small businesses . . ....more
Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Mergers & Acquisitions Intellectual property due diligence investigations should be conducted by a party any time a merger, acquisition (...more
Pryor Cashman Partner Jeffrey Johnson has authored an article entitled Evaluating IP Assets in an M&A Transaction. In the article, which was published in The Deal on May 28, 2010, Johnson considers the critical role of...more
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