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Extracting Value from IP – Enforce IP Domestically to Maintain a Sustained Advantaged Business Position vis-à-vis Dishonorable Competitors

A corporate decision to enforce intellectual assets requires careful consideration. The company’s business objectives must always be kept in mind. Typically intellectual asset enforcement because it is so highly specialized is more expensive than other types of business litigation. Anyone undertaking intellectual asset enforcement efforts should be qualified to conduct quality work and [...]

pgermeraad2021-10-08T14:20:07-07:00

Considerations When Undertaking a Value Realization Process to Extract Value from IP

Establish initial focus of value realization efforts based on internal strategy, corporate inventory and assessment of IP; utilize a process to identify assets of high potential value; use a process to identify core versus non-core intellectual property, license only to competitors or non-core applications; timing of potential value realization (time to market, maturity [...]

pgermeraad2021-10-08T14:21:37-07:00

Detailed Checklist for Assessing M&A Business Opportunities

The First Pass Checklist is essentially a tickle list to make sure that all high-level areas are covered during an IP due diligence process. For a much more complete guideline of the elements that should be put into a due diligence process, the below, more complete checklist is provided. It has been used [...]

pgermeraad2021-10-08T14:30:32-07:00

First Pass Checklist for Assessing M&A Business Opportunities

For ease of use, two “check-lists” are now provided. The following is a First Pass at an IP due diligence outline. The purpose of the First Pass is to identify the key areas and topics for performing IP due diligence. The summarized elements are: I. General Company Information: Market information; product information; geographic [...]

pgermeraad2021-10-08T14:30:50-07:00