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Morris James LLP

When Bankruptcy Meets Intellectual Property: What Every IP Holder Should Know

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Bankruptcy can disrupt even the most carefully structured business relationships, and if your company holds, licenses, or depends on intellectual property, the stakes are especially high. Understanding how bankruptcy law...more

Holland & Knight LLP

First Circuit: Trademark Licensee Doesn't Retain Rights After Rejection by Bankrupt Licensor - Court's Decision Causes Circuit...

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• Considered without reference to a corresponding definition, Section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code seems clear. If the trustee or debtor-in-possession, as licensor, rejects an executory intellectual property license, the...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Dumbing Down Intellectual Property: Chapter 11 Impact on IP License Agreements

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Innovation and creativity are essential for competitive advantage and success in a global economy. The attendant intellectual property assets are the product of substantial capital investment, and companies should carefully...more

Lowndes

Treatment of IP Licenses in Bankruptcy

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As intellectual property becomes a more important part of commerce, the question of how IP licenses are treated in bankruptcy is of more interest to companies negotiating such licenses....more

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints

The First Circuit Casts a Shadow on Sunbeam

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In the recently decided case, Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit took a hardline position that trademark license rights are not protected in bankruptcy....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Trademark Licenses . . . Again

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A long-running issue concerning the treatment of trademark licenses in bankruptcy has seen a new milestone with the January 12 decision of the First Circuit in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC. The issue was...more

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4 Top Takeaways: Recent Trends Involving Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy

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Kilpatrick Townsend partner David Posner spoke at a recent New York State Bar Association event where he and other panelists discussed the topic “Around the Edges of IP: Complexities of IP in Bankruptcy.” Mr. Posner...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: A Reminder Of The Limits Of Section 365(n)’s Licensee Protection

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A decision last month by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire serves as a good reminder that, although helpful, Bankruptcy Code Section 365(n)’s protection for intellectual property licensees definitely...more

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