Intellectual property in business organizations : cases and materials / Richard S. Gruner, Shubha Ghosh, Jay P. Kesan.

Includes index.

Creating and protecting the business model -- Organizing and financing an intellectual property based startup company -- Misstatements in stock sales regarding intellectual property interests -- Trade secrets -- Employment issues -- Licensing in business organizations -- Intellectual property assets and the termination of a business -- Intellectual property issues in mergers and acquisitions -- Intellectual property due diligence preceding public sales of stock -- Disclosures of intellectual property interests and risks concerning publicly traded companies -- Advanced techniques for maximizing intellectual property value in mature companies -- Advanced techniques for minimizing risks of intellectual property infringement in mature companies -- The antitrust perils of a dominant intellectual property position -- Managing the intellectual property portfolio.