Patent Law

GM bankruptcy looms

By Lawrence B. Ebert, Esq.

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A General Motors Corp. bankruptcy filing seemed inevitable after a rebellion by its bondholders forced it to withdraw on Wednesday a plan to swap bond debt for company stock.

GM has until Monday, June 1 to complete a government-ordered restructuring that includes debt reduction, labor cost cuts and plant closures. But a Chapter 11 reorganization is likely after the company said its offer to exchange $27 billion in unsecured debt for 10 percent of the company's stock had failed. GM has received $19.4 billion in federal loans.

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And, where will all the IP go?

Full post as published by IPBiz on May 27, 2009 (boomark / email).