12-Hour Program

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Overview

Why you should attend

Licensing transactions are becoming more complex than ever. The constantly evolving legal, regulatory and technical landscape drives the need to stay current in all of these key areas. Whether utilized to develop technology, expand or create market opportunities, or generate returns from existing assets, managing complex licensing transactions requires a broad and varied toolkit.  Additionally, whether licensing patents, copyrights, trade secrets or trademarks, the ability to structure, draft and negotiate complex license agreements is critical to a successful transaction. This program is designed to address some of the more complex and practical issues that arise in drafting and negotiating IP licenses, as well as tips for specific industries such as software, entertainment, and life sciences.  This program will feature updates on current legal developments, present case studies highlighting best practices, provide tactics for negotiating frequently contested issues, and provide guidance on identifying and avoiding common pitfalls, keeping the relationship on track, litigation planning and avoidance, and addressing ethics concerns. The speakers will illustrate both outside counsel and in-house perspectives.

What you will learn

  • Learn best practices for drafting patent and technology licenses
  • Receive pointers on strategic alliances and other joint development agreements
  • Master critical issues in software licensing and open source licenses
  • Get guidelines for effective trade secret licensing
  • Obtain guidance on copyright, content, and trademark licensing
  • Understand critical issues in life sciences licensing
  • Learn effective negotiation strategies
Special Features

  • Treatment of IP licenses in bankruptcy
  • Conducting a license agreement royalty audit
  • In-depth panel discussion of a complex technology license
  • In-depth mock negotiation of a complex content license
  • Break-outs on critical issues in international licensing
  • Special issues in rights of publicity licensing
  • Special considerations in cloud computing licensing
  • Earn one hour of ethics credit

Who should attend

This advanced program is focused on those who already have experience in the substantive area of intellectual property law, and who devote a substantial amount of their practice to licensing.

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