Defining Best Efforts In Licensing An Alternative Solution
Trichy V. KrishnanHead of Marketing Dept., NUS School of Business, National University of Singapore, Singapore Murali SathanamAttorney, Lodestar Systems, Houston, TX, U.S.A. Many studies have examined the possible reasons for two or more parties having strengths in disparate but complementary disciplines to come together to form a cooperative exchange relationships or open-ended sharing relationships. These […]
Integrated Licensing With R&D
Kieran ComerfordManaging Director, Comerford Technology Management, Ltd., Dublin, Ireland Many organizations no longer do all of their R&D in-house. Increasingly, companies innovate by using a combination of R&D and externally sourced technologies. These may be acquired by licensing or sometimes by imitating competitors. Many of the larger companies which formerly had large R&D units are […]
An Overview Of Technology Transfer Practices In India, As Of 2007
Julia SiripurapuCorporate Associate, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC, Boston, MA, U.S.A. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of technology transfer practices in India, with a focus on technology transfer programs in academic institutions. In the first part of this paper, I provide an analysis of the current research […]
A Short History Of Licensing
Joseph K. AndonianPatent Attorney and Licensing Consultant Portage, MI, U.S.A. My career in licensing began in 1951 and overlaps the history of LES. I participated in at least one of the early discussions that gave birth to LES. It took place at a PLI seminar in New York City on the handling of surplus technology […]
The Enforcement Of Foreign Domestic Licensing Arbitration Awards In The United States
Alan Van PraagSenior Partner at Eaton & Van Winkle, LLP, New York, NY, U.S.A. As long as an arbitral award arises out of a relationship which involves property located abroad, envisages performance or enforcement abroad, or has some other reasonable relation with one or more foreign states, then the arbitral award shall be recognized and […]
Strategic Management Of Patent Portfolios
Martin A. BaderManaging Partner, Managing Advisory Group, BGW AG, Rorschach am Bodensee, Switzerland Portfolios are instruments for analyzing and visualizing strategic positioning and lines of attack. The diversity of portfolio techniques is immense, although every technique has its blind spot as a result of the choice of axis dimensions. This contribution is based on the […]
Global Innovation And The Urgency Of Strategic Intellectual Property Management
William BarrettVice Presi¬dent, Intellectual Property for Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc., in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. Christopher PriceCEO of LAAM Science, Inc., in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. Thomas HuntDirector of Intellectual Property at Markem Corporation, Keene, New Hampshire, U.S.A. The common metaphor for a patent portfolio has always been a sedentary piece […]
Intellectual Property Management In Health And Agriculture Innovation: A Handbook Of Best Practices
John T. RamsayQ.C. This IP Handbook is a very significant contribution to the knowledge and practice of technology transfer, particularly for early stage technology. Although it focuses on technology coming out of universities, research organizations and other public sector institutions, the information in the Handbook will be useful for those in the private sector.
Intangible Compliance: Capturing Overlooked Value
Doug AdamsVice-President, Technology Transfer Innovation International Americas Inc., New York, NY., U.S.A. Donald P. BouchardTechnology Transfer Innovation International Americas Inc., New York, NY., U.S.A. Francine Trevejo-DarkoTechnology Transfer Innovation International Americas Inc., New York, NY., U.S.A.
Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses: Options And Common Pitfalls
Kevin NachtrabSenior Patent Attorney, European Law Department, Johnson &Johnson, Brussels, Belgium So you and your negotiating partners have agreed on the use of mediation/arbitration as the mechanism to resolve disputes that may arise under your IP agreement. That is all well and good but the hard part of the task is now at hand: properly […]
