Mission Statement

The Intellectual Property Financing Subcommittee (i) provides a forum for discussion of current legal developments and other aspects of financial transactions secured by intellectual property and "cyber" assets, and (ii) coordinates with other ABA subcommittees and taskforces dealing with related areas of the law and shaping legislation. Subcommittee members come from diverse backgrounds, and include in-house and outside counsel for developers, licensors, licensees and financers of intellectual property.

Report of the Subcommittee Chairs

The Intellectual Property Financing Subcommittee met at the 2009 ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago with two main agenda items, each of which resulted in further projects.

One topic was a survey of case law developments directly relevant to IP financing. This survey included cases as old as ten years. The issues raised by these cases are being used as the initial items to be included in a list of issues that the subcommittee will track on a regular basis. The point of this project is to have a one-stop shop to find the current status of the top issues affecting IP financing. This list will be posted on the subcommittee's website and will be updated for new developments in connection with each meeting. Anyone who identifies a case or other development relevant to this list is invited to email jmurdock@babc.com to get it posted and to present an update at our meetings.

A second topic was the formation of the new Model IP Security Agreement Taskforce (MIPSA). Matt Kavanaugh is the Chair of that Task Force. We discussed the initial methodology for this new effort. Please join the MIPSA Taskforce on their website: http://www.abanet.org/dch/committee.cfm?com=CL190051

Suggestions are welcome for the agenda of our next meeting at the 2010 ABA Spring Meeting in Denver, Colorado.

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Subcommittee Chair and Vice Chair

Sub-Committee Chair:  John Murdock

Committee Roster (144 total members)

Program and Other Materials

Program and Other Materials

Annual Meeting 2008 - Certain Issues Related to Financing Intellectual Property Subject to License

Spring Meeting 2008 - UNCITRAL Guide re IP Security Interests Report

Spring Meeting 2008 - Domain Names as Collateral Presentation

UNCITRAL 1/21-23/08 Experts Meeting Summary re IP Security Rights Guide

UNCITRAL Working Group Report re IP Security Interests

International TM Assoc. Comments to UNCITRAL IP Security Rights Annex

UNCITRAL Draft Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions

UNCITRAL Possible Future Work on Security Rights in IP

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