The Intersection of IP & Bankruptcy

Intellectual property generally includes patent rights, copyright rights, trademark and servicemark rights, and trade secrets. The foundation of intellectual property law is the protection of exclusive rights afforded to original works and invention. These rights can be significantly impacted by bankruptcy proceedings. This webinar examines some of these key issues including the perfection of security interests in intellectual property, the protection of certain intellectual property licenses and lack of protection for other types of intellectual property, the relief available to licensors, as well special issues regarding assignment of licenses in bankruptcy proceedings.

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Moderator:

Daniel Cohn

Dan Cohn devotes his practice at Murtha Cullina LLP to financially distressed businesses and is recognized as one of New England's best-known counsel to troubled companies. His experience includes Chapter 11… Read More

Panelists:

Christopher Wick

Christopher B. Wick is a corporate restructuring and bankruptcy partner with Hahn Loeser and Parks LLP. Mr. Wick focuses his practice on corporate reorganizations, workouts, debtors’ and creditors’ rights, and… Read More

Edmund Fish

Mr. Fish is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Houlihan Lokey’s Tech+IP Advisory Practice. Mr. Fish was previously a Senior Managing Director at BSIP, a boutique investment bank acquired by… Read More

James Wilton

With extensive experience in Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings, Jim Wilton has represented debtors, creditors’ committees, corporate directors and officers, and acquirers of distressed assets in major cases throughout the… Read More