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Managing an IP portfolio can be challenging, from the inventorying your organization's IP assets, to putting in place IP protection of new assets, maintaining IP assets and enforcing IP rights over such assets.
Check out this curated selection of informative resources to help you approach IP management.
Practical Strategies for Managing an IP Portfolio
- 4 Steps to Re-imagine Global IP Management (ACC Docket, April 3, 2023), by Suzanne M. Flaton-Origenes, Lynn M. Linkowski, Alison R. Bois, Fernando A. Borrego, Lisa K. Schroeder
- Maximizing Intellectual Property Portfolios in Challenging Times (December 10, 2020), Charlie San Miguel, Dr. Tom Lovett, Sean Collin
Trade Secrets and Trademark Management
- Trademarks: Strategic Considerations for Brand Life Cycle Management (United States) (April 26, 2023), by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Trade Secrets: Legal Framework and Best Practices for Enforcement (United States) (December 15, 2020), by Joel Bush, Partner, Allen Garrett, Partner, and Ben Richardson, Associate, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Harmonize Your Trade Secret Protection To Protect Your Assets (ACC Docket, December 1, 2017), by Elizabeth E. Atlee, Devon C. Beane, Christina N. Goodrich, and Christine Lawton
Software and IP
Data and Software: Intellectual Property, Risk Management, and Asset Protection (March 14, 2024), by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Country Spotlight: India
Tips For Developing and Protecting IP Rights in India (ACC Docket, July 26, 2023), Nirupam Lodha, Partner, and Malika Nandkeolyar, Senior Associate, Khaitan & Co LLP
Country Spotlight: Canada
- The Top 10 Reasons to Litigate Intellectual Property Disputes in Canada (2021), by Jeremy Want, Partner of Smart & Biggar LLP, Barrister and Solicitor, Patent and Trademark Agent; and Jean-Sébastien Dupont, Partner of Smart & Biggar LLP, Barrister and Solicitor, Patent and Trademark Agent.
- Top 10 Patent and Regulatory Things You Need to Know when Bringing a Biopharma Product to Canada (2023), by Nancy Pei, Principal, Alice Tseng, Principal, Toronto Office and Daphne Lainson, Principal, Ottawa Office, Smart & Biggar LLP.
- 10 Things You Need to Know about Life Sciences Patent Litigation in Canada (2023), by Sheldon Hamilton, Principal, Smart & Biggar LLP, Barrister and Solicitor Patent and Trademark Agent, and Nancy Pei, Principal, Smart & Biggar LLP, Barrister and Solicitor Patent and Trademark Agent.
Also Check Out:
- Top 10 Considerations in Helping Your Marketing Team Clear IP Hurdles (May 1, 2025), by Barry M. Benjamin, Partner (Kilpatrick), Michael W. O’Neill, General Counsel (Mainstream Engineering Corporation) and John C. Bush, Associate General Counsel (Lyric)
- Mergers & Acquisitions IX: Intellectual Property Issues: Deal Points (November 2022), Owen D. Kurtin, Kurtin PLLC
The information in any resource collected in this virtual library should not be construed as legal advice or legal opinion on specific facts and should not be considered representative of the views of its authors, its sponsors, and/or ACC. These resources are not intended as a definitive statement on the subject addressed. Rather, they are intended to serve as a tool providing practical advice and references for the busy in-house practitioner and other readers.