IP (Intellectual Property) Due Diligence & Freedom to Operate in Practice Training Course: Understand the Vital Aspects of an FTO Analysis from a US and EU Perspective (London, UK - July 1, 2025) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "IP (Intellectual Property) Due Diligence & Freedom to Operate in Practice Training Course" training has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

A properly conducted due diligence search can lead to many opportunities for both buyers and sellers, including long-term relationships and new business synergies. This intensive course will give you invaluable insights into the best practice of organising and conducting an efficient and thorough IP due diligence project.

Attending this event will ensure that you know how to mitigate the risks involved and will give you practical advice on balancing internal resources and outside expertise to the best advantage. The programme will help you understand the vital aspects of an FTO analysis from a US and EU perspective.

You will also benefit from the experience of the expert faculty during the discussion session and get the solutions you need to your questions.

Key topics to be covered include:

Types of IP due diligence

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Sale of IP assets
• Freedom to operate (FTO)

Best practices for organising an IP due diligence project

• Developing comprehensive checklists
• Aligning project scope with business goals

Parts of a due diligence evaluation

• Evaluating the patent portfolio
• Mitigating the risks
• Communicating results

Focus on FTO projects

• Best practices for when and how to do an FTO analysis
• Validity and infringement analysis: US and European perspectives
• US options for dealing with blocking patents
• Dealing with FTO risks

Benefits of attending

By attending this one-day intensive seminar, you will:

• Gain practical advice from highly rated experts on how best to prepare for your due diligence and FTO projects
• Learn to identify when due diligence and FTO projects are desirable and how to determine what the scope should be
• Improve your understanding of the risks around ownership and learn how to minimise these risks
• Communicate due diligence results effectively while protecting confidential and privileged information
• Understand your obligations if the deal doesn't go through
• Be prepared for the FTO questions that will be raised by your client/company when they want to use new technology or expand existing technology
• Understand which FTO questions you should ask to make the most of your time and budget
• Discuss best practices for setting up and conducting a thorough analysis
• Gain valuable insight into infringement and validity analysis in Europe and the US
• Take away practical advice on leveraging the European and US systems to your advantage
• Learn to evaluate, minimise and communicate risk effectively

Who Should Attend:

• Patent attorneys
• In-house lawyers
• Business development executives/managers
• IP and patent managers
• Licensing executives
• Trade mark attorneys

Certifications:

• CPD: 6 hours for your records
• Certificate of completion

Key Topics Covered:

Best practices for organising and conducting an IP due diligence project

• Understanding the business goals
• Practical issues regarding accessing information
• Privilege and confidentiality issues
• Developing a comprehensive due diligence checklist to determine project scope under different deal conditions and budgets
• Awareness of relevant US IP issues frequently encountered
• Potential pitfalls when involving company's technical persons: a list of 'do nots'

In-house perspectives on conducting IP due diligence and FTO projects

• Role of IP - risk factor, nice to have or deal driver?
• Coordination of the projects within various business units
• Balancing internal resources with the expertise of outside counsel
• Impact of IP due diligence and FTO projects on IP awareness within the business units

Mitigating the identified risks

• Real examples will be used to illustrate the types of risks that generally arise and how to restructure or end a deal having significant risks
  • How much risk is too much?
  • What if you are asked to make the deal happen even if the risk is high?
  • Can you mitigate that risk?

Communicating results and post-deal issues

• Confidentiality obligations if the underlying deal does not go through
• Handling negative information
• Obligations that remain if the deal is successful
• Practical aspects of file retention

Vital aspects of an FTO analysis - US perspective

• Tactics for recognising the products and processes to be cleared
• Timing and scope of the project
• Defining the search - common pitfalls
• Validity and infringement analysis - tactics for 'triage' on the FTO search results
  • US perspectives on relevant legal issues
• Cost-effective approach for dealing with potentially problematic or 'blocking' patents
  • US perspectives on relevant legal issues

Vital aspects of an FTO analysis - EP perspective

• Strategies for analysing whether EP infringement and validity issues in FTO context
• Recognising the risks in different EP jurisdictions
• EP options for dealing with competitor patents
• Best practices for EP counsel and in-house teams

FTO from the perspective of a licensing company

• Selection and prioritisation of technologies for FTO
• Interaction of FTO and trade secrets

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