Taking Security Over IP

As most law firms are structured as limited liability partnerships, some of the considerations are common to lending to limited liability partnerships generally.

The Wealth Finance Brief - March 2015

• Lending to Individuals
• Execution of Guarantees
• Sovereign Immunity: considerations for lenders
• Duties to not facilitate fraud
• MiFID II: A Summary
• Taking Security Over IP

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Intellectual property rights are increasingly valuable in today's high tech work and accordingly, taking security over intellectual property rights is becoming increasingly popular with lenders. However, taking security over intellectual property is not a straightforward exercise. In fact, when taking this security, there are a wide range of factors that a prudent lender needs to consider. This briefing paper seeks to explore the different types of intellectual property rights over which security can be granted and the ways in which a lender can take, perfect and enforce its security over such rights.

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