COURSE OBJECTIVES: Intellectual property, like other forms of property, creates the opportunity for its owner to make money. This course builds on our introductory intellectual property courses to explore what can be done with intellectual property rights and how they can be exploited by being sold, licensed or used as security.
COURSE CONTENT
Intellectual Property as Property
- The different intellectual property rights
- Ownership of intellectual property
- Exploitation strategies - case studies
- ''Ownership of intellectual property should normally rest with those best able to exploit it.'' (Policy Framework for Managing Intellectual Property in the NHS)
- Financial risk of exploitation
Selling Intellectual Property Rights
- Asset sales
- Due diligence, disclosures and warranties
- Process of assignment
- Share sales
Licensing Intellectual Property
- Contractual terms of IP licenses
- Defining the scope of the license
- Exclusive, non-exclusive and sole licenses
- Duration and geographical extent
- Royalties and license fees
- Sub-licensing
- Improvements
- Technical assistance
- Obligations of the licensor
- Obligations of the licensee
- Warranties and indemnities
- Special rules for particular rights
- Patents and know-how
- Trademarks
- Copyright
- Competition rules
- Prohibition on restrictive agreements
- Block exemption for technology transfer agreements
- Other forms of IP licenses
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is designed for anyone responsible for the protection of intellectual property, including those new to the area and those who need a refresher course.
This course is designed to be run either as an in-house course or as a training pool title only. For more information on how the training pool works please click on the Quorum Training Pool item in the menu on the left of this page.
To enquire about this course please complete the enquiry form or call our in-house course bookings team on 0207 566 8207.