Intellectual Property Overview with IP and Venture Capital
Due Dilligence Considerations
The below video covers intellectual property (“IP”) basics and IP and venture capital due dilligence investment and M&A considerations.
A Few Show Note Highlights – IP and Venture Capital Due Dilligence
IP Basics
- Trademarks: identify the source of products and services
- Copyrights: protect the expression of original works of authorship
- Utility Patents: protect new, useful, & non-obvious inventions
- Trade Secrets: protects valuable secret information
Reasons Why TM Registration is Important Include:
- Presumptions of ownership and validity
- “Preserves” your right to expand nationally
- As well as other valuable benefit
Trademark Due Dilligence Considerations Include:
- Core marks and goods/services registered globally?
- TM licenses & quality control?
- Trademark licenses recorded?
- Liens?
- Chain of title clean?
U.S. Patents Grant:
- The Right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale or importing the invention.
- Not the right to practice the invention.
