Intellectual Property Law
New Matter SPRING 2016, Volume 41, Number 1
Content
- 2016 New Matter Author Submission Guidelines
- Case Comments
- Contents
- Copyright Act Termination Right in 2015 - Year in Review
- In Memoriam: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia 1936 - 2016
- Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee 2015-2016
- Intellectual Property Section Interest Group Representatives 2015-2016
- Interest Group Reports
- International Ip Developments
- Letter from the Chair
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
- MCLE Self-Study Article
- Ninth Circuit Report
- Petitioning for Inter Partes Review
- The European Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court System: What's in it for U.S. Users?
- The Licensing Corner
- The State Bar of California Intellectual Property Alumni
- Ttab Decisions and Developments
- Remedies When Infringers File Bankruptcy
Remedies When Infringers File Bankruptcy
MICHAEL V. BLUMENTHAL
Thompson & Knight
VIRTUALLY EVERY COMPANY UTILIZES TECHNOLOGY and intellectual property in its business operations. Many debtors enter into bankruptcy proceedings as infringers without licensing agreements and attempt to utilize the bankruptcy process to avoid the consequences of their actions. Owners of copyrights, trademarks and patents must be resolute in asserting their rights and claims in the infringer’s bankruptcy case. This article addresses the intersection of intellectual property and bankruptcy law and the effect of a bankruptcy case on infringement claims.