Looking for a Database of Intellectual Property for Sale from Failed businesses ...

Alan..

In today's business climate, with the fall of the dotcom boom,
intellectual property is a hot commodity.  Having been with a failed
dotcom, I can tell you the only way I was paid my final check was with
the sale of some intellectual property..along with the sale of some
very nice furniture and electronics! :)

Here is listing of websites that sell and list intellectual property
for sale.  While these organizations sell intellectual property, they
also sell the hard assest of companies as well:

Website Recycling Company
http://www.webreco.com/homepage.asp


Yet2
http://www.yet2.com/app/about/home

There are several websites that sell domain names of companies that
they say they are from companies that have gone out of business,
however, from what I can see, they are primarly domains that have
simply expired.

Thank you for your question and if you need further clarification,
please let me know.

Regards,

-THV

Search Strategy
"intellectual property for sale"

H alan,

I hadn't considered this aspect of business before. I've owned a few
businesses myself (not failed), but that was years ago, and there
wasn't anything I ever needed to consider as regards intellectual
property.

This is an article, not a database, but then again, I'm a commenter,
not a researcher.    :) You might get a feel for the legalities of the
whole situation.

"What happens to the assets and property of a dot-com company when it
goes bankrupt? Office equipment and furniture can be sold, auctioned
off, or included in the sale of the business. But what about the
intellectual property—patents, trademarks, or copyrighted material? A
new specialty is emerging in the practice of law—a mix of bankruptcy,
corporate, and intellectual property law. Its main goal is valuing the
intellectual property of Internet firms that are preparing to cease
operations."

Legal Insights: Intellectual property and failed dot-coms: A new ... 
http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/ci/31/i12/html/12legal.html

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This .pdf site requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software for
viewing. It deals with failed UK dot.com businesses.

DOTCOM FAILURES IN THE UK
http://www.insol-europe.org/publications/Manning.pdf

I'm sure Google's official researchers will be able to answer your
question.

Regards,
revbrenda1st