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Perkins Coie

Patent Licensee’s Rights Are Perishable in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently reminded bankruptcy trustees, creditors and asset buyers that patent licenses have a limited “shelf life” in Chapter 7 liquidations. When the Chapter 7 trustee did not...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Another Gotcha for the Calendar: Section 365(d)(1)

Although it may be difficult to define precisely what an “executory contract” is (with the Bankruptcy Code providing no definition), I think most bankruptcy lawyers feel how the late Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Bankruptcy Purchasers Beware: Fifth Circuit Holds that Unscheduled Patent License Automatically Rejected and Not Among Assets...

Affirming the lower court’s decision, the Firth Circuit recently held that a patent license purchased by a company in a bankruptcy sale was a rejected executory contract and could not have been transferred by the sale in...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Fifth Circuit Holds Executory Contract Not Listed on Bankruptcy Schedules Is Automatically Rejected Upon Expiration of 60-Day...

The Bottom Line - The Fifth Circuit recently held in RPD Holdings, L.L.C. v. Tech Pharmacy Services (In re Provider Meds, L.L.C.), No. 17-1113 (5th Cir. Oct. 29, 2018), that a patent license that was not specifically...more

Jones Day

Connecticut Bankruptcy Court Adds Fuel to the Fire in Debate Over Effect of Rejection of Trademark License

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In In re SIMA Int'l, Inc., 2018 WL 2293705 (Bankr. D. Conn. May 17, 2018), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut ruled that a chapter 7 trustee's rejection of an intellectual property license agreement did...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Trademark Licenses . . . Again (Update No. 2)

Our June 28 post discussed the petition for certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the First Circuit’s January 12 decision in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC. We noted that the respondent’s...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Trademark Licensee Retains Rights Post-Rejection

The Bottom Line - The Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut in In re Sima Int’l, Inc., Case No. 17-21761, 2018 WL 2293705 (Bankr. D. Conn. May 17, 2018), recently held that rejection of a license agreement did...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Security Interest v. License Agreement: Low Tech Precautions for the High Tech Investment

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In this exciting age of startups, the market is brimming with opportunities for individuals and entities alike to invest in emerging companies. Today’s rapid rate of technology development justifies investors’ eagerness to...more

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