IP Due Diligence In M&A- 4 Points To Consider

With the rapid growth in technology in the last two decades, the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) landscape has evolved drastically in India. In the modern day, technology assessment and Intellectual property due diligence has become an important part of M&A deals. The valuation of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) becomes indispensable for parties while undergoing an M&A deal and a poorly structured IP plan can be detrimental to the entities involved in an M&A deal. Therefore, it is important to draft a list of necessary cautionary reviews of certain aspects of an M&A deal that involve the IPRs owned by both the parties.

In this article, we have elaborated four major aspects of the IP due diligence that should be duly performed while entering an M&A deal. The following points form an important part of the necessary precaution that must be taken to protect Intellectual property rights while finalising an M&A transaction: