Name: Negotiating Licensing Agreements for Maximum Returns
SKU: Negotiating Licensing Agreements for Maximum Returns
Price: 695.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

About the Course:

You do not get the licensing agreement you deserve. You get the licensing agreement you negotiate.

Licensing intellectual property is extremely complex as there are potentially thousands of permutations to licensing agreements. Thus, tens of millions of dollars can be earned or lost at the negotiating table. Senior executives involved with licensing technology must have a firm grasp of cutting-edge negotiating strategies as well as the nuances of negotiating tactics.

This seminar consists of a unique blend of general licensing issues that arise during licensing IP as well as strategies designed specifically for negotiating with Technology Transfer Offices and Patent Assertion Companies. This course is replete with case studies and best practices that will provide you with practical insight for boosting returns on your licensing initiatives.

Specific licensing issues to be addressed include:

Royalty rates – minimums, phase-ins, ascending, descending
Upfronts and milestones
Granting options to take a license
Sponsored research
Royalty stacking
Improvement rights
Sublicensing issues (e.g. vetoes, audits)
Fields of use
Most favored nation licensing
Have-made rights
Managing litigation
Royalty audits
Indemnifications
Maximizing duration of license
Terminating license

Strategic negotiating issues to be covered include:

De-risking investment for licensee
Negotiating scorecard
Negotiating timeline
Technical validation
Role of outside lawyer
Non-disclosure agreements
Freedom of operations opinion letter
Memoranda of understanding

Course Length:

Approx. 3.5 hours

Course Schedule:

Webinars: This rate is for one participant. Distribution of login information is prohibited. Site licenses for up to five participants are available for $1,795. To arrange a site license, please contact Neomi Barazani at 609-919-1895 ext. 100 or neomi@bdacademy.com.

Seating is Limited to 15 per session
Register online or by contacting
Registration Coordinator,
at 609-919-1895 ext. 100 or neomi@bdacademy.com.

Requests to cancel your registration must be made in writing one month before the date of the seminar. Your refund will reflect a $95 processing fee. No refunds will be granted within one month of the course for which you are enrolled. You may send a substitute for an additional $55 processing fee.

David Wanetick, Chief Executive Officer, IncreMental Advantage, LLC

About the Lead Instructor:

David Wanetick, Chief Executive Officer, IncreMental Advantage, LLC

A valuation firm with an expertise in valuing intangible assets and emerging technologies–based in Princeton, NJ. Clients include companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, technology transfer offices, inclubators, law firms, venture capital firms and private equity players. Representatives from more than 850 Fortune 1000 companies have participated in programs produced by IncreMental Advantage.

David is the author of three books that have achieved world-wide acclaim, including the only two books that unveil Industry Analysis. He has been a guest on CNBC, Bloomberg and CNNfn and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Barrons, Investor’s Business Daily, Boards & Directors, and many other newspapers, blogs and magazines throughout the United States. His articles on Valuing Patents and Early-Stage Technologies and Negotiating Licensing Agreements have been published in Intellectual Asset Management, CEO Magazine, Licensing Journal, Willamette Insights, Valuation Strategies, IP Frontline, Technology Transfer Tactics, Inventor’s Digest, The Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators, and others. He speaks about issues of Financial Modeling, Negotiations, Business Valuation and IP Valuation before many organizations and corporations. He has lectured all over the United States, Canada, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Singapore, Kuwait, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India and Israel.

NOTE: This course is also offered on a custom basis. The content can be customized to meet your company’s specific needs and can also be delivered exclusively to your employees at your offices. For further information, please contact Neomi Barazani at 609-919-1895 ext. 100 or info@bdacademy.com. Many BDA courses have been approved by continuing education accreditation authorities. For additional information, please contact info@bdacademy.com.