Whether you handle one patent license agreement a year or one hundred, you’ll save time, money, and aggravation with Drafting Patent License Agreements, Sixth Edition.
In concise chapters, Drafting Patent License Agreements, Sixth Edition tracks and discusses—clause by clause—all the critical components of a licensing agreement. You’ll find concrete examples and advice on virtually any matter that pertains to negotiating, drafting, and administering a patent license agreement.
With page after page of sample text and detailed commentary, this practical handbook is your best tool for eliminating uncertainty and tilting the odds for a successful patent license agreement in your favor.
The Sixth Edition has been completely revised to reflect legal developments that have occurred since the last edition. Significant revisions include:
- Major revision of material on antitrust and patent exhaustion reflecting Supreme Court decisions that include MedImmune, eBay, Illinois Tool, and Quanta
- New chapters on avoiding litigation consequences in license negotiations; settlements of litigation; taxation; dispute resolution; and confidential disclosure agreements
- An extensive discussion of antitrust and misuse issues in view of recent Supreme Court and Justice Department/ Federal Trade Commission pronouncements
- Discussion of issues arising from “reverse settlements”of ANDA litigations and from the standards-setting process
The authors identify problematic language and show you how to tailor contract language to accomplish your goals. You get:
- Valuable insights into the legal and business aspects of patent contracts
- Analysis of significant legal issues affecting your agreement
- Discussion of foreign agreements and their unique considerations
- Almost 200 sample clauses and forms, including sample license agreements, confidential disclosure agreements, employment agreements, and more—all on CD in Microsoft® Word 2000 format for your convenience
2008/648 pp. with forms on CD/ISBN 9781570187377/Order #1737