Greg Kirsch, SGR partner and Head of the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Department, will be serving as a panelist at a major IP conference being held in Tel Aviv, Israel on March 27, 2017, entitled the 5th annual “Best Practices in Intellectual Property Management”. Speakers at the conference include senior in-house patent and IP counsel from major corporations, such as Philips, Intel, Microsoft, Google, and others. Kirsch is serving on a panel with in-house patent counsel from one of these companies, and the title of their session is “IP Considerations in Launching a New Product”. Kirsch has been a frequent… Read more
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The Importance of Obtaining Professional Advice in the Formation of a Business This is a true story. The names have been changed for purposes of confidentiality. I debated with myself about whether or not to write a newsletter piece on this transaction. However, the matter was of such a nature, and the consequences so dramatic, that the story needed to be shared. What was at stake was this: Either the principal shareholders started over from scratch, with years of toil and sacrifice being for nothing, or they would never have to work again. The transaction lasted longer than normal; for… Read more