Legal Opinions and Negative Assurance Letters to Underwriters on Intellectual Property Matters.
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| Authors: | the Legal Opinions Committee ABA Business Law Section |
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| Source: | Business Lawyer. Fall2025, Vol. 80 Issue 4, p1157-1182. 26p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Securities underwriting, *Intellectual property, *Going public (Securities), *Due diligence, *Legal liability, *Securities, Legal opinions, Intellectual property lawyers |
| Abstract: | The article tackles legal opinions and negative assurance letters on intellectual property (IP) matters given to underwriters at the closing of an initial public offering. Topics discussed include role of IP lawyers in establishing due diligence defense of underwriters against liability under the Securities Act of 1933, knowledge-based confirmations as they relate to IP, negative assurance letters to help underwriters establish due diligence defense, and opinions of IP Counsel covering IP law. |
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| Abstract: | The article tackles legal opinions and negative assurance letters on intellectual property (IP) matters given to underwriters at the closing of an initial public offering. Topics discussed include role of IP lawyers in establishing due diligence defense of underwriters against liability under the Securities Act of 1933, knowledge-based confirmations as they relate to IP, negative assurance letters to help underwriters establish due diligence defense, and opinions of IP Counsel covering IP law. |
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| ISSN: | 00076899 |
