The value of IP licensing is growing, but until now there’s been nothing in the marketplace to provide the necessary level of detail and professional analysis regarding these unique agreements. For the first time anywhere, Roger Milgrim shares his in-depth, detailed analysis of and#34;what works and whyand#34; when drafting IP licensing agreements.
Only Milgrim’s Guide to IP Licensing enables you to:
Recognize the licensing plusses and minuses of each form of IP
Avoid costly pitfalls in drafting
Bring focus on methods and techniques to advance your clients interests
Effectively optimize the value of your clients’ IP assets
Follow Roger Milgrim’s personal, proven approach for negotiating and drafting effective IP licensing agreements, on either side of the license
Roger Milgrim’s unparalleled guidance is designed to enhance the transactional skill of IP lawyers and supplement the IP knowledge of transactional lawyers. Milgrim’s Guide to IP Licensing is a directly written, professional resource delivering practical, proven and expert guidance that enables you to:
Master each provision in IP licensing agreements
Focus on the grant, royalty, improvements and other key provisions
Increase your awareness of how boilerplate provisions can be a pitfall
Understand the reasons behind certain licensing provisions, so you know when and when not to apply them
Exploit and protect valuable IP assets
Successfully negotiate necessary language in your agreements
Follow hundreds of examples with practical explanations of licensing techniques
Develop greater knowledge of the ways in which other practice areas impact licensing law, including contract, bankruptcy, business entity, antitrust, tax, securities, dispute resolution (arbitration), and mergers and acquisitions
Navigate the America Invents Act with regard to process licensing–and understand the potential risks in the new first to file system
Avoid the often unperceived pitfalls of an agreement’s arbitration clause
Manage the tax treatment of royalties for both licensor and licensee
