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This is a sample agreement for the purchase and assignment of US patents between a seller and a purchaser. This sample includes a choice of New York law.

This sample patent assignment between two companies concerns the assignment of patents, patent applications, and claims of infringement of the patents.

This is a sample assignment agreement, for the assignment of rights, title and interest in and to patents, between an assignor and an assignee, in a context where the assignor no longer wants to maintain the validity and enforceability of the patents and the assignee wants to continue maintaining such validity and enforceability.

This is a sample IP assignment agreement, regarding the assignment of all rights (including copyrights) to works developed by the assignor. Initially published December 19, 2015, republished March 29, 2023.

This article discusses the highlights of reform to the Hong Kong patent system.

This article explores Hong Kong brand trademark laws, including parallel imports, the exhaustion principle, and use of copyright law.

As social media has taken an increasingly central role in building brands and promoting businesses, in-house counsel need to keep related legal issues top-of-mind. In this Top Ten, learn how to navigate the non-stop world of social media marketing.

In this ACC Guide, an overview of recent developments in post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board are explained. With relatively new administrative proceedings developed for challenging competitor grants, in-house counsel will need to familiarize themselves with this knowledge to prepare for hearings.

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