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• An investigation undertaken in the course of an intellectual property transaction to verify and determine the ownership and scope of intellectual property legal rights being sold, licensed or used as collateral. The purpose of a due diligence investigation is to provide the data needed to analyze and assess the business and legal risks associated with the intellectual property rights that are the subject of the transaction.

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