Foley hosted the final session in the M&A Fusion Web Conference Series titled, “Intellectual Property Strategies to Maximize M&A Value” on December 13, 2007.
Foley attorneys Stephen B. Maebius, an Intellectual Property (IP) partner and co-chair of the Life Sciences Industry Team, and Christopher C. Cain, a partner and member of the Transactional & Securities, Commercial Transactions & Business Counseling, and Information Technology & Outsourcing Practices, offered innovative ideas and strategies for the most challenging IP and M&A questions. Each attorney comes to the table with extensive experience in complex patent prosecution matters and multifaceted M&A transactions.
Topics included:
- Pre-sale suggestions for sellers to enhance value and avoid deal-breaker issues in due diligence
- Buyer and seller perspectives on driving desired valuation through the due diligence process
- Mapping patents against products to ascertain value
- Updating IP to fully cover products, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks
- Patent infringement and ways to work around patents
- Uncovering hidden defects and risks in patents
- Inventorship and ownership of IP
- Going beyond the formalities to fully cover and safeguard your IP
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