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Corporate M&A Patent Due-Diligence / Some Guidelines** Presented by Rajappan “BG” Balagopal, VP, Tech IP Mgmt, The

Corporate M&A Patent Due-Diligence / Some Guidelines** Presented by Rajappan “BG” Balagopal, VP, Tech IP Mgmt, The Walt Disney Company. Corporate M&A Patent Due-Diligence / Some Guidelines** Rajappan “BG” Balagopal, VP, Tech IP Mgmt, The Walt Disney Company.

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Corporate M&A Patent Due-Diligence / Some Guidelines** Presented by Rajappan “BG” Balagopal, VP, Tech IP Mgmt, The

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  1. Corporate M&A Patent Due-Diligence / Some Guidelines**Presented by Rajappan “BG” Balagopal, VP, Tech IP Mgmt, The Walt Disney Company

  2. Corporate M&A Patent Due-Diligence / Some Guidelines**Rajappan “BG” Balagopal, VP, Tech IP Mgmt, The Walt Disney Company • Transaction speed vs. Time for Analysis • Are patents the significant reason to buy the company? • Due Diligence Criteria • Current or future use • Defense, or Revenue/Commercialization, or both • Technology essentiality / competitive advantage • 3rd Party licenses/cross-licenses/agreements • Breadth and depth of portfolio • Trade secrets / ability to reverse engineer / quality of technical team • Title to IP & improvements • Legal issues (validity, infringment etc.) • Valuation • Can vary widely depending on the situation of the purchaser • Cost • Replacement • Market • NPV of Income stream / Savings ***Opinions presented here are the author’s & should not be construed to be that of the The Walt Disney Company

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