Intl Technology Licensing Agreements (Meets June 1-30) (LAW-736-001)
Erauw
Meets: 03:00 PM - 05:50 PM (TWTH) - Room 601
Enrolled: 14 / Limit: 30
Notices
Meets June 1-30
Description
Note: Meets June 1-30 -- This course has the ambition to go to the core of transactions granting the right to use intellectual property rights and their assignment. To begin with, some (only some) of the legal aspects with regard to international agreements in general will be highlighted: validity as to formal and substantial requirements, capacity to contract, applicable law in general, remedies and contractual liability versus tort liability, field of application, the role of mandatory rules in international contracts. The contractual relationships regarding the exploitation or the transfer of intellectual property rights are the object of the course. Examples of brand-licensing and of authors’ copyright agreements will be given. The main focus will be a detailed analysis of the transfer of technology in patent licensing agreements and assignments of patents. The law applicable to licensing agreements and to transfer of property in different approaches in several legal systems will be discussed. The problems of jurisdiction, arbitration and dispute settlement in general must be briefly called upon, in order to give the context in which the legal issues rise. This helps to anticipate the sanctioning of the agreements and the use of remedies. The course gives ample attention to problems of strategy, valuation and negotiation. The last two classes are built around a negotiation exercise of agreement terms on several issues.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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First Class Readings
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