Musings on Intellectual Property
Ever have a concern about your legal bill? Have you ever questioned your lawyer about it? Here is some unspoken insight on how your lawyer may view you when you question a legal bill. Does your lawyer even care about your goals or your budget? Or are you just a number, some quantum of dollars? Read on to see how lawyers responded to a client’s concern…
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License between Medtronic and its wholly owned subsidiary deemed not arm’s length transaction. Opens contract to attack by IRS, re-assesses Medtronic’s income, and increases its tax liability. Today the United States Tax Court issued a memorandum opinion that significantly and materially increased the royalty rate in a technology license agreed-to
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In a case of first impression, the Fifth Circuit addressed the retroactive application of a most favored licensee (MFL) clause under a fully-paid up lump sum royalty in a patent license agreement. In an underlying patent infringement case, DataTreasury Corp settled with JP Morgan Chase and negotiated a license in
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