Date Start Date: 6/11/2025 Start Time: 1:00 PM EST End Date: 6/11/2025 End Time: 2:00 PM EST Contact Name: Kaela Milewski Email
In many M&A deals, the acquiring company will want to assign or license the target company’s IP to affiliates in different jurisdictions, in order to utilize the IP to make and sell new products or conduct new lines of R&D. However, in doing so, the acquirer will often encounter both tax and IP risks, particularly in cases involving cross-border licenses or assignments. For example, in one recent case, a tax authority found that an acquirer’s post-closing IP licensing structure effectively transferred to a US affiliate the IP of the target company, triggering a costly capital gains tax. In another case, a poorly drafted post-closing IP licensing structure compromised the acquirer’s ability to protect and enforce the new IP in the United States and elsewhere. In this webinar, James Ferguson, Jason Osborn, and John Boelter will examine the nature of the IP and tax risks arising from IP acquired through M&A deals, and identify the pre-closing steps that an acquirer can take to mitigate those risks. CLE credit is pending. Visit the Website
