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Understanding the Intellectual Property License 2012

Chicago, IL USA

November 8- 9, 2012

Why you should attend

Licensing offers valuable economic and strategic opportunities. Companies are increasingly turning to licensing to gain access to intellectual property at a lower cost than developing or purchasing intellectual property assets, and as a way of generating new sources of revenue out of existing intellectual property assets. Virtually every business today must confront licensing issues. A solid base of knowledge about licensing of intellectual property has never been more important for companies and their counsel. This introductory course will give you an overview of how to negotiate and draft effective license agreements, whether you are the licensor or licensee. Experts in licensing will discuss different kinds of licensing agreements, and the business and legal issues related to them.

What you will learn

• Negotiating tips and effective drafting techniques
• How licensing can generate new revenue
• Important differences between patent and other technology licenses
• Fundamentals of trademark and copyright licensing
• Key software and open source licensing concepts and terms
• Rights of publicity and entertainment-related licensing
• International considerations, including enforcement and protection of rights
• Identifying and avoiding antitrust problems
• Managing bankruptcy and insolvency risks in IP licenses
• Hear from a litigator what happens when the agreement has to be enforced
• Regulatory and government issues to consider

Special Features

• One full hour of Ethics credit
• Mock negotiation of a license agreement

Who should attend

General practitioners, intellectual property specialists, corporate counsel and others who need to know the basics of how to license and protect their intellectual property.

PLI Group Discounts

Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.

PLI Can Arrange Group Viewing to Your Firm

Contact the Groupcasts Department via email at groupcasts@pli.edu for more details.

Cancellations

All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.

Website : http://www.pli.edu/Content/Seminar/Understanding_the_Intellectual_Property_License/_/N-4kZ1z132f1?ID=144933