Most people think of their IP like a regular asset that upon their death will either transfer automatically or be handled easily by the executor of their estate. But IP is different. IP is a tricky beast. The biggest, most terrifying difference is this: Patents and trademarks are time-sensitive, living assets that require active maintenance and use to survive and special documents to transfer ownership.
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