Intellectual Property Strategies to Maximize M&A Value

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