Drafting patent license agreements - Brunsvold, Brian G. 1938- (BNA Books, 2012)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Some premises, limitations, and legal principles -- Express agreements : nonexclusive licenses, nonassertion agreements, and exclusive licenses -- Specific types of licenses -- Implied licenses and patent exhaustion -- Issues in license agreement negotiation -- Commentary on principal causes of uncertainty in contract language -- The opening part of the agreement -- Definitions -- The granting clause; elements of the grant; definition of licensed subject matter -- Reservations and improvements -- Royalties, reports, and payments -- United states tax issues relating to transfers of patents and know-how -- Protection for a nonexclusive licensee -- Transferability of rights and obligations pertaining to licenses -- Validity and construction of patents -- Representations and warranties and negation of implications -- Indemnification and liability insurance -- Licensing of pending patent applications -- Alternate dispute resolution -- Common provisions of consequence -- Term and termination of the agreement -- Execution of agreements: problems of authority and proof -- Settlement of patent litigation -- Confidential disclosure agreements -- Agreements concerning the sale or other transfer of unpatented technological values -- Collaboration agreements -- Foreign patent license agreements -- University and government licensing -- Selected competition law issues