Just as you have a business\/sales plan in place ahead of a financial year, having an intellectual property strategy that reflects the longer-term objectives of the company is also crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this context, it is important to understand that how a formal intellectual property protection \/strategy comes in to play a critical role during a very widely and increasingly popular type of business transaction i.e. mergers and acquisitions (M&A\u2019s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Much recently, we have heard of many M&A\u2019s by larger companies. #Apple acquired 24 companies, #Facebook Whatsapp acquisition was struck for more than 19B US$, #Google acquired Bitspin and Nest Labs while #Microsoft closed Nokia acquisition deal for a whopping amount. In healthcare sector, Zimmer Holdings’ $13.35 billion acquisition of rival orthopaedic products maker Biomet and the agreement between Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline to trade more than $20 billion worth of assets, made it to headlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About Merger and Acquisitions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It is a proven fact that M&A\u2019s give a much desired thrust to the economy as it lets businesses grow faster, bigger and more globally competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other Benefits of mergers and acquisitions, in general, include the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n