West Legalworks will be offering an "Intellectual Property Due Diligence and Audit Bootcamp" audio webcast on August 5, 2008 from 1:00-2:00 PM (EDT). Lisa Brownlee, author of Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Corporate Transactions: Investment, Risk Assessment and Management, will provide an overview of the IP due diligence process, from the memorandum of understanding/letter of intent through the transaction document. In particular, Ms. Brownlee will address the following topics:
• Defining the purpose and scope (due diligence vs. audits)
• The IP team - training, timing, and coordination
• Confidentiality obligations
• Special IP-related data room procedures
• The IP due diligence checklist
• Level of detail of request
• Standard and customized requests
• Coordination with the general/corporate request
• Independent IP searches
• IP due diligence results and report
• Definition of rights
• Ownership
• Third party rights
• Protection/registration
• Exploitation
• Enforcement/disputes
The registration fee for the webcast is $165. Those interested in registering for the webcast, can do so here.
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