{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Avoid the Legal Horrors with Julie King: Patent, Trademark, and Business Strategy","title":"Your Trademark Doesn't Know You're Dead. Will it Die with You? Intellectual Property Succession Planning","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1775,"description":"What happens to your trademarks, patents, and copyrights when you die, and why your heirs probably have no idea what they're actually inheriting?In Part 1 of a two-part series on IP legacy, patent and business attorney Julie King breaks down the IP succession crisis: what makes intellectual property different from every other asset in your estate, the three ownership scenarios that determine what happens to your IP when you're gone, and six concrete steps to protect everything you've built.Plus: the assignment document requirement most estate attorneys don't know about, and the Prince estate as a half-billion-dollar cautionary tale.Part 2 (later this season) covers the digital estate: what happens to your social media accounts, domain names, and online presence when you're gone.Next week: operating agreements — the document that can save your business and your closest relationships.Covered in this episode:- Why trademarks are \"living assets\" that can be cancelled and claimed by competitors if maintenance lapses- The patent maintenance fee clock that doesn't stop for probate- What happens to your copyrights and who controls your creative legacy- Why trade secrets are the fastest to die in a succession crisis- The three ownership scenarios: personally owned, business-owned, or licensed to your LLC- The USPTO assignment document step that can leave heirs unable to enforce inherited IP rights- Six action items to protect your IP legacy starting todayTIMESTAMPS (approximate — adjust after recording):00:00 — The haunted house: what your heirs actually inherit01:42 — About this series + next week's topic02:59 — IP is property, but not like other property04:42 — Trademarks: the hungry asset07:06 — Patents: the ticking clock09:23 — Copyrights: the long tail10:56 — Trade secrets: the fastest killer12:23 — Who actually owns your IP right now?13:05 — Scenario 1: you own it personally (and the assignment document most estate attorneys miss)15:43 — Scenario 2: your business...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/W2kUKjhzlJqzHsMQ0IupHQmacu9KJAKjO6rTld1hYPE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80Mjg3/ZmU1ZTM4NjQ5NjU0/YjAxMTcwZDYxODI2/YzVlMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}