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Patent Licensing: A Checklist
Intellectual property portfolio management is an essential part of any tech company's business strategy. Part of the management strategy must include implementation of an appropriate patent licensing program. An effective licensing program can be the difference between a patent portfolio that churns out profits for your company and one that becomes a profits sinkhole.
The following is a basic checklist summary of various factors that must be considered in determining how to structure your patent licensing program. Considerations that will be addressed include 1) the overall business strategy and how that impacts your company's decisions to license or assign its technologies, 2) factors surrounding assigning vs. licensing your patents, 3) factors surrounding licensing your patents exclusively vs. non-exclusively, 4) dealing with “know-how,” 5) fee structures for your licenses, and 6) factors relating to foreign licensing.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.