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IP Compliance Obligations under Sarbanes-Oxley
Intellectual property compliance obligations arise in at least these ways under Sarbanes-Oxley. First, the lesson of the intellectual asset management movement is that intellectual property is a material asset of most businesses. Therefore, it should follow that a CEO and CFO responsible for certifying the financial condition of a company must insure that there are systems in place to manage IP assets and to bring material changes to the attention of management.
Second, the consequence of the GAAP changes by FASB regarding goodwill and intangible assets is that financial ... more »