M&A Due Diligence

18 December 2024 · Articles, Confidential Information, IP Culture, IP Strategy, IP Value, Knowledge, M&A Due Diligence, Trade secrets

The Heart of Your Business: Protecting What Makes You Unique

Imagine pouring your heart and soul into building something special. The late nights, the unwavering dedication, the innovative spark that sets you apart – it’s all woven into the fabric of your business. Your trade secrets are the lifeblood of this creation. They’re the secret ingredient, the unique formulas, the ingenious processes that give you […]

3 December 2024 · Articles, IP Audit, M&A Due Diligence, Trade secrets

Maximizing Innovation: How IP Audits Can Drive Business Growth

The new code was a game changer. Thank fully before we released it, we did an IP Audit to identify the best way to protect it. We improved protection with intellectual property rights, especially trade secrets, copyright and designs. We clarified how other products supported it and likewise reaffirmed how they were protected. We […]

28 November 2024 · Articles, IP Audit, IP Value, M&A Due Diligence

IP Audit Is More Than Just Patents and Trademarks. It Is About Protecting Value.

Your most valuable business assets are those you cannot see or touch. If you cannot see them how do you know you are protecting all of your value? Business has changed immensely in the quiet economic revolution. Your business is now mainly people, process, platform and code. How can you be sure you are managing […]

20 November 2024 · Articles, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investors, IP Audit, IP Strategy, IP Value, M&A Due Diligence

Investor Ready IP Best Practices for Tech Companies.

Easy IP Audit. The Better Way What Got You Here Will Not Get You There Your business evolves, the landscape evolves, the law evolves, your strategy evolves and the economic climate changes. Is Your IP Fit For Purpose? As your business evolves so your IP needs to evolve as well. Investors assess IP protection, ownership, […]

5 November 2024 · Articles, Confidential Information, Knowledge, Knowledge Transfer, M&A Due Diligence, NDA, Partnerships, Tech Transfer, Trade secrets

$605M for Trade Secret Theft of ‘Innovative Approach to Selling Renewable Fuels’

The jury also found that the trade secret theft was willful and malicious, allowing the Court to potentially triple the total damages! Choose your partners carefully. You are flattered when Big Co who also happens to provide your major route to market offers to buy your business. It has been 13 years of hard slog […]

23 September 2024 · Knowledge Transfer, M&A Due Diligence, Tech Transfer, Trade secrets

To Lose Three Trade Secrets Looks Like Carelessness!

Employee joins another company, transfers valuable knowledge to develop competing products! AbbVie has at least three trade secrets law suits like this underway at the moment: “AbbVie lawsuit says rival Adcentrx stole anti-cancer secrets” “AbbVie sues rival BeiGene over alleged theft of cancer therapy secrets” “Botox rival Revance loses bid to dismiss Allergan trade secrets […]

4 September 2024 · Articles, IP Strategy, M&A Due Diligence

Why A List of IP Is Important in M&A?

I am John Pryor, making IP accessible and valuable for your business. The Benefit of Hindsight UpfrontTM Innovation Without IP Is Charity IP Provides Defence From Unlicensed Offence Leads To Secure Revenue. The Best Defence Is A Good Offence. Intellectual Property Is A Business Construct To Enable The Sharing Of Ideas And Other Creations Of […]

6 June 2024 · Articles, IP Culture, IP Strategy, M&A Due Diligence

How Important is IP Culture in M&A Due Diligence?

The best M&A Due Diligence includes a thorough assessment of the organisation’s intellectual property management, strategy and culture. Value at Risk Intellectual property risks can be costly. They include: Not owning the Brand rights to go to market; Hidden Litigation threats; Diminished Competitive Advantage; Weakened Software; Inability to sell the product in the current form. […]

M&amp;A Due Diligence

M&A Due Diligence