Posted on June 1, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Filed under: 2008 | April-June 2008 | Intellectual property | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: copyrights , inventory , trademarks

Thanks to the rise in business bankruptcies, there's a large amount of distressed intellectual property coming onto the market. Pending IP liquidation sales include the trademarks, copyrights, inventory and other assets of Death Row Records Inc., Sharper Image Corp., Electro-Chemical Technologies Ltd. and Isabella Fiore LLC. While these transactions...  Continue reading

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Posted on March 12, 2008 at 1:24 PM
Filed under: 2008 | Intellectual property | Jan.-March 2008 | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: Apple , China , Christopher Price , Color Kinetics , emerging-markets strategy , India , IP , iPod , iProperty , LAAMScience , license , Markem Corp. , Markus Reitzig , Neo-Neon , Netac , Patent Cooperation Treaty , patents , Steve Menton , Thomas Hunt , William Barret

Emerging markets present unique threats to intellectual property. A new book shows how to keep your IP assets secure.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2007 at 1:56 PM
Filed under: 2007 | Best Practices | Nov.-Dec. 2007 | Q&A | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: Alden Taylor , consulting , due diligence , Fortune 500 , IP , Pamela Volkman , Q&A , Strategic Insights

There's due diligence, and then there's intelligence gathering. The consultants at Strategic Insights tell why some deals - especially in less-developed markets - require both.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2007 at 1:50 PM
Filed under: 2007 | Law | Nov.-Dec. 2007 | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: accreted value , cash-settled convertibles , conversion spread , convertible debt , FASB , FSP , regulation

Coming soon: A radical change in accounting rules for these popular hybrid securities.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2007 at 1:37 PM
Filed under: 2007 | Nov.-Dec. 2007 | Outsourcing | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: deals , divestitures , due diligence , exit strategy , HR , IT , outsourcing , RFP , seller , transaction service agreements , transition , TSA

Nearly all deals require a transition services agreement. Looking to a qualified third party for those services can often be an effective tactic.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2007 at 9:18 AM
Filed under: 2007 | Sept.-Oct. 2007 | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: accounting , CSS , reverse spinoff , RSS , separation , sharesholders , splitoff , stock , tax , tex efficient , X Corp.

There are various reasons why corporations engaged in more than one line of business would want to separate those businesses, ranging from internecine competition for capital to investor opinion and beyond. There are also various means of accomplishing a separation. Most obvious is an outright sale of one of the...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2007 at 9:11 AM
Filed under: 2007 | Legal Brief | Sept.-Oct. 2007 | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: arbitral awards , China , contractual provisions , defective goods , exporters , FDA , food , investigations , mandatory testing , product recalls , recall , safety

Importers may find they face significant liabilities, but the right contractual provisions can mitigate your company's risks.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2007 at 9:05 AM
Filed under: 2007 | Intellectual property | Sept.-Oct. 2007 | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: Coding Technologies , DVD , Larry Horn , licensing , Motorola , MPEG , patent pool , patents , technology

They can smooth the path to market for complex technologies, but they do entail some loss of control for licensors.  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2007 at 7:10 PM
Filed under: 2007 | Integration | July-Aug. 2007 | Q&A | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: cross-funtional , deals , HR , integration , issues , Lynda McDermott , merger , pharma , teams

A look at the art and (maybe) science of managing the cast of characters needed to make deals successful.  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2007 at 6:55 PM
Filed under: 2007 | July-Aug. 2007 | Outsourcing | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: around-sourcing , deals , infrastructure , IT , M&A , outsourcing , paradigm , Thomas Friedman

A new paradigm for outsourcing - dubbed 'around sourcing' by Thomas Friedman - may really be taking hold. Get ready to manage multiple relationships around the globe.  Continue reading

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