Drafting IP commercialisation contracts

Description

Date: Wednesday 9 June 2010
Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm AEST (GMT+10)
Cost:AUD $175.00 +gst ($192.50)

In intellectual property licensing and R&D collaborations, effective protection and control of IP rights is essential to avoid costly mistakes and maximise the commercial value of your IP. Ensuring adequate legal protection begins with a solid contract and smart IP commercialisation provisions.

This session will focus on the process of negotiating and drafting a practical and enforceable IP commercialisation contract. Topics covered include:
- Understanding the process of IP commercialisation and why it is important
- What does an ideal contract look like?
- Managing research collaborations
- IP ownership and management
- Flexibility and scope of license agreements
- Drafting an effective grant of rights clause
- Competition issues
- Mitigating risks in the drafting process

Learning outcomes
By attending this session you will:
- Understand the value of IP rights and an effective IP commercialisation strategy
- Learn useful methods to draft more effective IP commercialisation contracts
- Discover how to approach contract drafting and negotiation to achieve win-win outcomes

Who should attend?
This session is critical for all:
- Lawyers specialising in areas such as IP and technology, licensing, corporate, M&A and contracts
- In-house counsel
- IP & licensing specialists and advisors

Presenter

Rob McInnes, principal, Spruson & Ferguson

Rob is a Principal of Spruson & Ferguson, and leads its commercial transactions practice. He has over 20 years experience in the management, commercialisation and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

He assists clients including multinationals, start-ups, universities and private equity investors, in the negotiation and drafting of licensing and other IP agreements, and the establishment and financing of new technology ventures.

In addition to his career as a lawyer in private practice, he has a degree in chemistry and was the in-house Manager of IP and Technology Transfer with a multinational corporation.

Rob is a Past President of the Licensing Executives Society in Australia, and has been the Chair of the LES International Life Science Committee and Industry/University Transactions Committee. He is one of only five Australians to have qualified as a Certified Licensing Professional under a scheme established by the Licensing Executives Society in the USA.

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