This course will be hosted by the Finnegan law firm and will go over the essential details of how to draft an intellectual property licensing agreement based on what the two negotiating parties agreed-to.  Taught by Finnegan’s Brian Kacedon, a Partner with 20+ years of experience crafting licenses, the course is based on the course that Brian has taught for many years for the Finnegan Patent Resources Group (PRG) and also his intellectual property course that he currently teaches at George Washington University,

The course will have two key modules:

The first one will cover an Introduction to Patent Licensing and cover the craft of Drafting License Agreements, Assignments vs. Licenses, and Types of Licenses

The second will cover Elements of a License Agreement and cover the Opening Part of the Agreement, Definitions, the Grant Clause and Reservations, Grants for Improvements, Releases, Consideration and Royalty Clauses, Protection for Nonexclusive Licensees: Most Favored Licensee Clauses, Third Party Infringement, Best Efforts Clauses, Assignability of License Agreements, Representations and Warranties, Indemnification, Term and Termination, Miscellaneous Clauses, and Execution of Agreements.