"Drafting Patent License Agreements is an essential desk reference which offers practitioners a critical overview of all legal issues surrounding patent licensing. Drafting Patent License Agreements illustrates the growing importance of intellectual property transactions to business and the resulting attention such transactions receive in legislative, regulatory, and judicial areas"--

This guidebook for patent practitioners offers clause-by-clause commentary for the negotiating and drafting of patent license agreements. The work covers clauses such as patent misuse, indemnification, protection of trade secrets and know-how, government approval of foreign license agreements, and related topics.

"[This book] illustrates the growing importance of intellectual property transactions to business and the resulting attention such transactions receive in legislative, regulatory, and judicial areas. The new Eighth Edition tracks and discusses-clause by clause-all the critical components of patent and technology license agreements as well as non-disclosure agreements and collaboration agreements. The Eighth Edition also presents a current overview of all legal issues surrounding licensing including, patent exhaustion, antitrust, bankruptcy, Bayh-Dole, and export control. It includes new chapters on the UCC and licensing and on RAND licensing. Sample provisions include references to applicable legal and practical consequences. Major cases covered include Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment LLC; Azure Networks LLC v. CSR PLC; Helferich v. New York Times; STC.UNM v. Intel Corp.; Ericsson Inc. v. D Link Systems Inc.; Jaffe v. Samsung Electronics Co.; Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola Inc.; and FTC v. Actavis Inc."--

A comprehensive and practical textbook in the field of intellectual property licensing.

Structuring Patent Licensing Transactions is an authoritative, insider's perspective on key strategies for creating and negotiating patent license agreements on behalf of clients. Featuring partners and shareholders from some of the nation's leading firms, these experts guide the reader through the various types of licensing situations, including the unique benefits and challenges associated with each. These top lawyers reveal their advice on drafting applications, performing due diligence for in-licensing opportunities, negotiating with licensees, and creating license agreements that create value for both parties. From educating clients on the importance of protecting intellectual property to discussing the financial implications of licensing, these authors explain the need for companies to protect and exploit innovative ideas. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating a challenging area of law.

Focuses on "the identification and acquisition, or transfer, through licensing, of technology that is owned by another by virtue of an intellectual property right." - page 5.