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• Considerations In Licensing New Technology ( June 2004 )
  Homer L. Knearl of Merchant & Gould P.C

  This review begins with the considerations on selecting a type of intellectual property to protect a new technology and follows up with practical considerations in licensing the intellectual property protecting the technology. With a new technology it is not always clear what type of intellectual property is the best fit to protect the technology. Accordingly, I’m going to take a couple of minutes to quickly review the relationship between tangible property, intellectual property and rights in the intellectual property.

• Seller Beware: Granting licenses has its issues ( May 2004 )
  Neil P. Ferraro of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

  Unlike most other kinds of property, Intellectual property, such as patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights, is intangible - it is a product of the mind. But like other property, intellectual property (IP) can be sold, given away or licensed to generate revenue or other valuable assets.

• New Developments In Assessing Customs Duties On Royalty For Imported Goods In China ( December 2003 )
  R.Z. Margaret Lu and Yuping  Wang of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

  Following China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2001, the Customs General Administration of the People's Republic of China promulgated <i>Measures of the People's Republic of China Customs on Examination and Determination of Customs Duties Levied against Imported and Exported Goods</i> (the "Measure"). The Measure replaced two pre-WTO regulations on the same subject, and set forth the rules, among others, for assessing customs duty on royalties to be paid by buyers of imported goods and the payment of such royalties is the seller's condition to selling the goods into China.

• Commercialization: Get the Most Out of Your Intellectual Property Rights ( June 2003 )
  Barry J. Hurewitz and Michael A. Diener of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

  Companies seeking to profit from their intellectual property may adopt a number of commercialization strategies, ranging from direct sales to the outright sale of their technology. Michael Diener of Hale and Dorr LLP discussed these two strategies, as well as the continuum of options in between them.

• Licensing Translation Rights: Part II--Negotiating The Deal ( January 2001 )
  Lloyd L. Rich of The Law Office of Lloyd L. Rich

  In this article, the author discusses some of the key the key terms that will need to be discussed and agreed upon by the parties before a licensing agreement can be successfully concluded.

• Protecting Your Rights To Intellectual Property In Bankruptcy ( December 1999 )
  Maureen C Dellinger and John S. Wesolowski of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

  This article recommends how creditors should protect their security interests in intellectual property. In addition, the author reviews how licensees should protect their intellectual property rights.

• Protecting Your Rights to Intellectual Property in Bankrupcy ( September 1999 )
  Philip S. Warden of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

  A. Introduction. The United States bankruptcy laws affect intellectual property rights, particularly the rights.

• Resale Royalties in the United States for Fine Visual Artists: An Alien Concept ( June 1999 )
  Elliott C. Alderman of The Alderman Law Office

  On December 1, 1990, President Bush signed into law the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, which w.

• Bankruptcy Code Section 365(n) Protects Licensees Right to Continued Use of Intellectual Property ( December 1997 )
  Carl T. Anderson of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

  In the rapidly changing world of technology, it is not uncommon for large companies to become dependent .