Contact: John Hartgen
703-894-5935
ABI RELEASES UPDATE OF BANKRUPTCY AND ITS IMPACT ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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September 22,
size='3'>2009 Alexandria, Va. — The American
Bankruptcy Institute has released the updated Bankruptcy and Its Impact on Intellectual Property Law, Second
Edition, which covers the basics of IP law, including a description
of property rights, license and assignment issues, and
infringements. Coauthored by a patent litigator,
size='3'>Patricia S.
Rogowski (Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP; Wilmington,
Del.), and a commercial bankruptcy litigator,
size='3'>Craig B.
Young (LeClairRyan; Alexandria, Va.), the handbook outlines
what parties can do in a bankruptcy to protect intellectual property
rights, including the debtor's ability to assign IP licenses. This
second edition is updated with recent case law and is valuable to both
the IP professional and the bankruptcy practitioner.
Members of the press interested in interviewing the authors should
contact John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or
href='mailto:jhartgen@abiworld.org'>
color='#0000ff'>jhartgen@abiworld.org. The 116-page softbound
Bankruptcy and Its Impact on
Intellectual Property Law, Second Edition ($25 ABI members; $45
non-members) is available for purchase at ABI's Online Bookstore. Click
here to order.
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