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Third Circuit: Unsecured Claim for Royalties from Intellectual Property Purchased by Debtor Discharged Under Chapter 11 Plan

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Mitigating risk of loss associated with a bankruptcy filing should be an element of any commercial transaction, especially if it involves a sale or license of intellectual property rights. A ruling recently handed down by the...more

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Sanofi v. Mallinckrodt: Delaware Decision Highlights Importance of Asset Sale Structures in Later Bankruptcy Proceedings

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In Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC v. Mallinckrodt PLC,1 the United States District Court for the District of Delaware ruled that a debtor that purchased intellectual property under a prepetition asset purchase agreement could...more

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A Royal Pain: Contingent Royalties Held to be Dischargeable in Mallinckrodt

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In late December 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware issued an opinion affirming the Mallinckrodt1 bankruptcy court’s November 2021 decision that the debtor could discharge certain...more

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