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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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Welcome

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

It is a pleasure to welcome readers to the fourth annual edition of IAM magazine’s supplement, Licensing in the Boardroom. Designed to provide an overview of some of the key topics in what has become a very lucrative international business, Licensing in the Boardroom 2007contains articles from a number of acknowledged experts in the field. The insights they provide – from a corporate, legal and consultancy viewpoint – will prove invaluable to all the publication’s readers.

08 June 2007

The eBay of intellectual property exchange

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

Hank Barry, best known as former CEO of Napster Inc from 2000 to 2002, stated clearly in his keynote speech at the Spring 2007 LES (Licensing Executive Society) meeting in Atlanta

08 June 2007

Quality control in trademark licensing

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

Many trademark owners and corporate executives recognise that trademark licensing can be a lucrative business, if effectively managed

08 June 2007

Staying on FRANDly terms: essential patent licensing negotiations

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

Faced with the increasing complexity of technology products, industries in the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sector have created bodies charged with the development of formal technology standards to ensure interoperability and innovation and to reduce the barriers to market entry for new entrants

08 June 2007

Investing in R&D in Mexico: trends and tools

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Traditionally, R&D in Mexico has been carried out mainly by public research institutions backed by government funding

08 June 2007

Developing an IP licensing strategy in China

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

Until recently, licensing in China was almost unknown. Today, the country is ranked as the second largest licensing market in Asia

08 June 2007

MedImmune: changing the US licensing landscape

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

The recent United States Supreme Court decision in MedImmune v Genentech significantly changed the law governing the challenge of patent licences in the United States

08 June 2007

Licensing and outsourcing

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

In outsourcing, a third party provides services for a company that has decided no longer to provide resources for these services within the company itself

08 June 2007

The corporate quest for patent quality

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

Patent quality is garnering significant attention these days, right across the globe. Much of this attention is currently focused on proposed legislative reforms in the US and Europe to reduce the number of poor-quality patents being used for licensing and litigation purposes

08 June 2007

The making of a cash machine

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

At the end of 2006, AT&T's merger with BellSouth was finalised. Just before the deal's completion, IAM reported on BellSouth's outstanding IP licensing programme, which had grown dramatically during the company’s final eight years of independence

08 June 2007

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