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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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Confronting the impact of technology

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

The digital age continues to pose a considerable challenge to IP rights in New Zealand. The primary pieces of legislation making up New Zealand’s IP landscape remain the Copyright Act 1994, the Patents Act 1953 and the Trademarks Act 2002.

29 January 2008

International integration triggers IP development

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

During a visit to Vietnam in August 2007 Robert Zoellick, chairman of the World Bank, remarked that “Vietnam is the success story of development”. Since Bill Clinton’s visit in November 2000, which for many heralded the openingup of Vietnam to business after decades of post-war isolation, this has been the country’s aim.

29 January 2008

The impact of changing legislation on IP owners

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

One thing is certain in the world of intellectual asset and IP management – the ground is constantly shifting. As US IP owners get to grips with significant legal changes, changes in the Australian marketplace are also having an impact – both positive and negative – on the rights of IP owners.

29 January 2008

Due diligence or discount on valuation: what’s it to be?

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

Patent valuation involves numerous economic considerations. It also requires a technical understanding of the technology covered by the patent and the clarification of issues

29 January 2008

The MPEG-2 Case: Dusseldorf courts lead the field in patent expertise

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

In July 2005 10 of the world’s leading companies in the field of electronics and a US university filed 15 patent litigation actions against a major German DVD replicator on the grounds that the German parts of 15 European patents were essential to implement the MPEG-2 technology standardised by the International Standardisation Organisation and the International Electrotechnical Commission

29 January 2008

The changing face of intellectual property

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IP rights experts believe that intellectual property is the key to India’s expanding knowledge economy. Having grown in leaps and bounds, the Indian IP industry is fast reaching new heights.

29 January 2008

European patent system: the growing need for reform

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

Even patent practitioners find it hard to rationalise the complexities of the European patent system. To start with, there is no one European system, but rather two distinct systems through which patents can be granted in European countries.

29 January 2008

Royal(ty) succession: the evolution of IP-backed securitisation

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

In recent years the securitisation of various types of intellectual property has evolved from a small niche market utilised by individual artists or thinly capitalised companies to a broader corporate financing tool used to facilitate mergers and acquisitions, stock buy-backs and risk transference to investors.

29 January 2008

IP protection comes to the fore in Switzerland

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

In recent years there have been some significant changes to intellectual property in Switzerland.

29 January 2008

Fast-moving IP development shows no sign of slowing down

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

Iceland is a relatively large country but has a small population – its 300,000-strong inhabitants are spread over an area of 103,000 square kilometres, although the vast majority (60 per cent) live in and around the capital, Reykjavik.

29 January 2008

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