Overview
The often-complex interplay between corporate transactions and intellectual property law can be both paramount and confounding for a business, especially when trying to ensure that the intrinsic value of their intellectual property is adequately protected. Whether it is copyright, trademark, trade secrets, or other forms of IP, McBrayer’s intellectual property team regularly collaborates with our corporate department to make sure that our clients have the greatest flexibility to market and monetize their intellectual property while making certain that proper protections are in place and their rights are vigorously enforced.
McBrayer’s IP focus spans a wide swath of industries for our clients, including energy, healthcare, construction, hospitality, technology, entertainment, and real estate. Our depth of experience allows us to easily scale our counsel for clients of any size or stage, whether a single entrepreneur with an idea and a dream or a multistate company with a well-developed infrastructure. Above all, we recognize and appreciate that clients have a story to tell – and it’s McBrayer’s job to ensure that they have both the IP protections and business flexibility to bring those stories to life.
Our Corporate and Intellectual Property practices work seamlessly together to assist clients with the following legal services:
- Provide strategic advice during the business formation process regarding optimal business entity structure to protect both the client and associated intellectual property
- Draft, review, and negotiate intellectual property agreements between partners or owners of a business
- Draft and negotiate licenses or assignments for intellectual property assets
- Inform and advise clients regarding duties and obligations involving intellectual property under existing agreements
- Advise clients regarding tax implications resulting from intellectual property transactions and analyze and structure transactions for the most beneficial tax treatment
- Draft, review, and negotiate supply chain agreements
- Conduct buy-side due diligence and advise and negotiate transaction terms for acquisitions involving significant intellectual property assets
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To discuss how McBrayer’s intellectual property team can support your intellectual property protection or enforcement, contact the firm online.
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