Intellectual Property – May 23, 2012

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

by Tamera Bennett on 10/7/2010

Part 2 of 2: In the US alone, thousands of copyright creators and/or copyright owners die each year. How many of these folks create a comprehensive estate plan, or even a basic will or simple trust? The goal of estate...more

by Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 3/11/2010

When developing an estate plan, it is important to address intellectual property assets differently from other types of property, such as real estate, stocks or bonds. Here are some basic points to consider when the estate...more

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

by Tamera Bennett on 6/30/2009

In the document viewing window below, click the blue line under CREATE PROTECT BLAWGCAST (which takes you to a different document viewing window) to hear my interview with California probate attorney Jennifer Sawday on the...more

by Tamera Bennett on 6/26/2009

The question that has been raised repeatedly today is what happens to Michael Jackson’s estate? I suspect Michael Jackson had a strategic estate, wealth, and asset protection plan that included layers of trusts and...more

by Tamera Bennett on 4/6/2009

James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, died Christmas Day 2006 from congestive heart failure resulting from complications of pneumonia. Problems with Brown’s estate came to the surface when it was clear that his wife at the...more

by Tamera Bennett on 4/6/2009

James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, died Christmas Day 2006 from congestive heart failure resulting from complications of pneumonia. Problems with Brown’s estate came to the surface when it was clear that his wife at the...more