In two comprehensive volumes, you will find time-saving clauses and provisions, full-length model license agreements, practice-tested approaches to drafting critical license provisions and practical advice, including:
- Detailed analysis of legal considerations that affect international agreements, hybrid licenses, enforcement and litigation, confidentiality, technology and the Internet, and other important issues you must address during the drafting process
- In-depth discussions of special rules that apply to specific types of licensing situations such as an artist's right of publicity, multimedia and software, and emerging licensing areas
- Authoritative coverage of the latest trends and innovative strategies in pricing, maximizing revenues, and other important aspects of the "business of licensing"
- And complete, time-saving answers to the drafting questions you encounter every day
Chapter 1 DRAFTING LICENSE AGREEMENTS - Michael A. Epstein and Frank L. Politano
- §1.01 Introduction
- §1.02 Contractual Provisions
- §1.03 Special Provisions for Trademark Licenses
Chapter 2 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT INDEMNIFICATION - David M. Pitcher, James G. McEwen, and David E. Weslow
- §2.01 Introduction
- §2.02 Types of Indemnities
- §2.03 Considerations for Drafting an Express Indemnity Clause
- §2.04 Limitations on Indemnity Provisions
- §2.05 Need to Be Aware
Chapter 3 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - Michael A. Epstein
- §3.01 Introduction
- §3.02 Trade Secret Law
- §3.03 Patent Law
- §3.04 Copyright Law
- §3.05 Trademark Law
Chapter 4 ANTITRUST AND MISUSE - Alan J. Weinschel
- §4.01 Introduction
- §4.02 Patent Misuse
- §4.03 Application of Antitrust Principles to Patent Licensing
- §4.04 Government Enforcement Policy
- §4.05 Enforcement of Patent Rights as an Antitrust Violation
Chapter 5 INTERNATIONAL LICENSING AND FOREIGN ANTITRUST RULES - Joel Davidow
- §5.01 Basic Approaches
- §5.02 Technology Licensing and European Commission Antitrust Law
- §5.03 Technology Licensing: Japanese Guidelines
- §5.04 Technology Licensing, Developing Countries and the GATT/WT
- §5.05 Guidelines for Patent and Know-how Licensing Agreements Under the Antimonopoly Act
Chapter 6 BANKRUPTCY CONSIDERATIONS - Brian C. Cunningham and Scott L. Cunningham
- §6.01 Introduction
- §6.02 Statutory Response: The 1988 Amendments to the Code
- §6.03 Effect of Bankruptcy on Software and Biotechnology Licenses
- §6.04 Summary and Practice Strategies
Chapter 7 HYBRID LICENSES AND ROYALTY AGREEMENTS - Patricia A. Martone
- §7.01 Introduction
- §7.02 Contractual Intent
- §7.03 Policy of Limiting Monopolies
- §7.04 Applicable Precedent: Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court
- §7.05 Recent Decisions in Other Circuits
- §7.06 The Legislative Arena
- §7.07 Suggestions for Royalty Provisions in Hybrid License Agreements
Chapter 8 CONTRACTUAL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY - Marc T. Shivers and André J. Brunel
- §8.01 Introduction
- §8.02 The Temptation to Breach
- §8.03 Varying Complexity of LOLs
- §8.04 Mutuality of LOLs
- §8.05 An Issue of Leverage
- §8.06 Covering All Types of Claims
- §8.07 Qualitative LOLs
- §8.08 Quantitative LOLs
- §8.09 Carve Outs from LOLs
- §8.10 Other Contractual Provisions Limiting Liability
- §8.11 Special Issues Related to Contracting with Governmental Entities
- §8.12 Conclusion
Chapter 9 [Reserved]
Chapter 10 TRADEMARK LICENSING - Jason Drangel
- §10.01 Licenses
- §10.02 Trademark Licenses
- §10.03 Trademark License vs. Franchise Agreement
- §10.04 What is Trademark Licensing?
- §10.05 History and Reasons for Trademark Licensing
- §10.06Licensing Plan of Attack
- §10.07 The License Agreement
- §10.08 Common Trademark License Agreement Clauses and Terms
Chapter 11 ARTIST'S RIGHT OF PUBLICITY - Carole E. Handler and Jason E. Miller
- §11.01 General
- §11.02 Standard Grant of Rights, Name and Likeness and Publicity Provisions
- §11.03 Likeness Approvals/Biography Approval
- §11.04 Merchandising Royalties
- §11.05 Comparison of Prenegotiated Provisions to Negotiated Provisions
- §11.06 Celebrity Websites
Chapter 12 MULTIMEDIA LICENSING - Michael D. Scott
- §12.01 Introduction
- §12.02 Multimedia Licensing Checklist
- §12.03 Copyright Licenses
- §12.04 Patent Licenses
- §12.05 Trademark Licenses
- §12.06 Character Licenses
- §12.07 Dealing with Content Providers
- §12.08 Content Licensing Practices
- §12.09 Licensing Text
- §12.10 Licensing Moving Images
- §12.11 Licensing Still Images
- §12.12 Licensing Music/Audio
- §12.13 Licensing Computer Software
- §12.14 Licensing Video Games
Chapter 13 SOFTWARE LICENSING - J. T. Westermeier
- §13.01 Nature of Software
- §13.02 Licensing Considerations
- §13.03 Legal Framework
- §13.04 License Scope
- §13.05 Machine, Site, Enterprise, and Client-Server Licenses
- §13.06 Acceptance Provisions
- §13.07 Source Code
- §13.08 Evaluation, Demonstration and Beta Test Licenses
- §13.09 Copyright Misuse
- §13.10 Shrink-Wrap, Click-Wrap, and Browse-Wrap Licenses
- §13.11 Commercial and Consumer Warranties
- §13.12 Other Warranties and Disclaimers
- §13.13 Exclusions and Limitations of Liability
- §13.14 Warranties against Viruses and Other Unwanted Computer Codes
- §13.15 Indemnification
- §13.16 Open Source Licensing
- §13.17 Software Maintenance and Support
- §13.18 Assignability
- §13.19 Governing Law
- §13.20 Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 14 LICENSING BIOPHARMA PATENTS - Marc S. Gross, S. Peter Ludwig, and Robert C. Sullivan
- §14.01 Introduction to BioPharma Patent Licensing
- §14.02 Scope of License
- §14.03 Provisions to Negotiate
- §14.04 Other Key Considerations
- §14.05 Authorized Generic Licensing Issues
- §14.06 Sample License Provisions
Chapter 15 BASIC CONSIDERATIONS IN MUSIC LICENSING - Al Kohn and Bob Kohn
- §15.01 Introduction
- §15.02 Basic Music Licensing Factors
- §15.03 Common Terms and Conditions Regarding Fees and Payment
- §15.04 Commonly Used Boilerplate Terms and Conditions
- §15.05 Affiliated Company Problem
- §15.06 General Advice to Music Copyright Owner—Always Encourage Activity in the Song
- §15.07 General Advice to Persons Seeking to Clear Licenses—Fully Disclose All the Uses You Might Conceivably Make of the Music
Chapter 16 CLAUSES IN PATENT LICENSING AGREEMENTS - Michael J. Lennon
- §16.01 Summary and Overview
- §16.02 Patent Licensing Agreements and Information Technology
- §16.03 Important Clauses in Patent Licensing Agreements
- §16.04 The “Patent Exhaustion” Doctrine
- §16.05 Separate Licenses to Manufacture, to Sell, and to Use Patented Information Technology
- §16.06 Licensing Information Technology Patents at Different Royalty Rates
- §16.07 Implied Rights of End Users to Use Patented Information Technology
- §16.08 Some Examples of Acceptable and Attractive Supplier-End User Licensing Arrangements
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