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Huawei, Intel among big firms selling patents in June-recorded transactions

Two deals could bring NPE risk but others stem from bankruptcies, buying and selling of business units and company product collaborations

Licensing trade secrets: a ‘nuanced and risky’ endeavour

Bundling various forms of IP increases the value of a deal but precautions need to be taken in case the parties end up in court

How new technologies are reshaping IP and deal terms in life sciences transactions

Each speciality comes with its own challenges and risks which shape how deals are negotiated and structured – and there is no ‘one-size fits all’ approach

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A balanced relationship? The interface between IP law and competition law

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

This chapter looks at the possible conflicts that can arise between intellectual property and the competition process and free market access in Mexico. It also analyses the approach of the Federal Competition Commission to this issue.

29 January 2008

Compliance with the written description requirement in chemical and pharmaceutical patents

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

The written description requirement in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries is based on a unique, everevolving factual situation necessitating the application of what would otherwise be a technology-neutral statute. In light of the range of issues presented, drafting, prosecution and enforcement strategies have become more complicated, with the courts providing a rather ambiguous guide as to what is sufficient.

29 January 2008

IP law adapts to address new challenges

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

The last 12 months have seen some interesting developments in Swedish IP law, including significant changes to the patent legislation and a government inquiry into copyright protection for music and film on the Internet, as well as a number of interesting judgments.

29 January 2008

IP owners reap benefits of innovative protection measures

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

This chapter looks at recent developments regarding IP rights and protection, and analyses the ongoing battle against piracy and some recent IP cases heard by the Malaysian courts.

29 January 2008

Implementing the EU IP Rights Enforcement Directive: an ongoing challenge

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

On April 29 2004 the European Parliament and the European Council adopted the EU IP Rights Enforcement Directive (2004/48/EC).

29 January 2008

Latest developments present new challenges

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

Over the last 18 months major developments have taken place in Lithuanian IP law, resulting from both new legislation and court decisions.

29 January 2008

Managing intellectual property when regulators rule

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

It’s merger and acquisition (M&A) season: do you know where your intellectual property is? For the nearly 32,000 companies that have helped 2007 to be a record year for M&A activity, the answer should be yes. The federal regulators are watching.

29 January 2008

Recent trends in patent enforcement

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

Pakistan has a large, growing pharmaceutical industry and generic manufacturing is on the rise. As a result, there have been a number of major infringements of patented processes for pharmaceuticals, as well as patented compounds and compositions by local generic manufacturers, which import the generic drugs or their active ingredients from China, Brazil and India and then formulate and/or repackage the drugs for sale in Pakistan.

29 January 2008

Patent enforcement: licensing and litigation considerations

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

The value of owning patents continues to grow in the United States. As Alan Greenspan recently observed, “The economic product of the United States has become predominantly conceptual”.

29 January 2008

The Microsoft decision: the evolution of compulsory licensing in the European Union

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

The smoke has cleared after the nearly decade-long battle between Microsoft and the European Commission, and competition practitioners and IP specialists alike are piecing through the decision to determine whether the boundaries between competition law and intellectual property have moved.

29 January 2008

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