The Journal of World Intellectual PropertyVolume 4, Issue 3 p. 403-458 Intellectual Property and Technology Due Diligence in Business Transactions (Part 1) Sheldon Burshtein, Sheldon Burshtein Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon, LLP, Barristers & Solicitors and Patent & Trademark Agents, Toronto, Canada, practising in the Intellectual Property and Technology Group. The author is a Canadian lawyer.Search for more papers by this author Sheldon Burshtein, Sheldon Burshtein Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon, LLP, Barristers & Solicitors and Patent & Trademark Agents, Toronto, Canada, practising in the Intellectual Property and Technology Group. The author is a Canadian lawyer.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 November 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1796.2001.tb00113.xCitations: 1 This article will be published in two parts; Part 2 will follow in our July issue (4 J.W.I.P. 4). The Table of Contents for both parts can be found at the end of the article. It is based on a number of earlier papers and articles: Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions and Intellectual Property in Business Transactions: A Practical Course, Infonex, November 1993; Intellectual Property Due Diligence: Asset and Share Purchases: What, Why and How, and Business Transactions Involving Intellectual Property, The Canadian Institute, September 1994; Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions, Spring Meeting, Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada, March 1994; Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions, 11 C.I.P.R. 91, 1994; Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions, Licensing Executives Society, U.S.A.—Canada, Annual Meeting, October 1994; Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions, Licensing Executives Society, Annual Meeting, April 1995; Intellectual Property Due Diligence for Financing Technology Businesses, Licensing Executives Society, Canadian Regional Meeting, May 1995; Intellectual Property Due Diligence for Transactions in Converging Businesses and Financing Convergence, The Canadian Institute, September 1995; Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions and Intellectual Property in Business Transactions—A Practical Course, Insight, October 1995; Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions and Due Diligence, Federated Press, September 1997; Intellectual Property and Technology Due Diligence in Business Transactions and Trademarks in Business Transactions, International Trademark Association, September 1999; Intellectual Property and Technology Due Diligence in Business Transactions, Licensing Executives Society U.S.A.-Canada, Annual Meeting, September 2000; Intellectual Property and Technology Due Diligence in Business Transactions, Osgoode Hall Law School E-Business LL.M. Program, February 2001; and Intellectual Property, Technology and E-Commerce Due Diligence in Business Transactions and Critical Intellectual Property Issues for the Corporate Lawyer, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, May 2001, and will be a chapter in a forthcoming book entitled The New Role of Intellectual Property in Commercial Transactions, edited by Lanning Bryer and Melvin Simensky and published by J. Wiley & Sons, New York, U.S.A. Another version is being included in a text on Canadian electronic commerce law to be published by Carswell, Toronto, Canada. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume4, Issue3May 2001Pages 403-458 RelatedInformation