Drafting Patent License Agreements (8^th Ed.)

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.

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.

D. Patrick O'Reilley, senior counsel with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, has extensive experience in assisting clients with transactions involving transfer of IP rights.

D. Brian Kacedon practices at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, D.C., and has broad experience in all aspects of patent litigation.