Overview
Key facts
It's aimed at those who have some experience of drafting and negotiating IP-related agreements and want to take their skills to an advanced level.
You'll learn about the detailed commercial, legal and practice issues that frequently arise when drafting agreements, and how to take account of these issues in the drafting.Examples of wording from a licence agreement will be referred to throughout the day.
University College London (UCL) offers the Intellectual Property Licensing - An Advanced Level Drafting Workshop programme.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- The grant clause and associated definitions: which IP, which licensed acts, which field and territory, how much exclusivity; is sublicensing allowed; licence or covenant not to sue;
- Warranties, liability and indemnities: understanding the risks and market practice;
- Payment terms: upfront and milestone payments; other fees; royalties on net sales, net receipts or profits; avoiding arithmetic ambiguities; royalty-stacking clauses; withholding tax terms;
- Performance obligations: minimum sales, minimum performance, etc; general obligations of 'best efforts', etc; resolving disputes over performance;
- Termination: commencement and expiry; rights of termination; consequences of termination
- Law and jurisdiction: choices in international IP agreements, including law, jurisdiction, arbitration, mediation, etc - which is best?
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 days
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Patent & Intellectual Property Law View 5 other Short Courses in Patent & Intellectual Property Law in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
This workshop is for IP practitioners who are familiar with contract law, IP law and the basic principles of contract drafting.Before attending this course you should have at least two years' day-to-day experience of drafting IP-related agreements and have attended other courses on the subject.
Tuition Fee
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International
510 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 510 GBP for the full programme during 2 days. -
National
510 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 510 GBP for the full programme during 2 days.
Cost: £510 to £600