Mechanics of a License - Virtual SeriesJanuary 13 - 29, 2026 - Every Tuesday and ThursdayJanuary 13 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EASTERN January 15 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EASTERN January 20 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EASTERN January 22- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EASTERN January 27 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EASTERN January 29 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EASTERN Please note: We do not provide recordings of our professional development courses - attendance is expected. CLP Training: LICENSING 201 Level: Intermediate – Some experience, typically 1-3 years, with IP licensing and interest in specific topics. Description: This course provides an in-depth exploration of key licensing agreement clauses. Participants will learn practical strategies for negotiating and drafting effective license agreements, using real-world examples to address both licensor and licensee perspectives. The course is designed for professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of complex licensing issues and improve their ability to execute successful agreements.
Modules: - Grant Clauses
- Royalty Clauses
- Indemnification
- Land Mines
- Boilerplate Clauses
- Representations and Warranties
You will learn the following: - Fundamental principles and details involved in the execution of a license
- How to balance the financial interests and risks of licensors and licensees
- How to apply real-world clauses to enhance the effectiveness of your own licensing deals
- The practical differences between representations and warranties
What previous attendees have said: - "A valuable refresher course that provides useful knowledge to stay current with IP license agreements."
Recommended LES courses to take in advance or equivalent experience: - IP Licensing Basics
- IP Negotiation Basics
Recommended LES courses to take after: - Strengthening Your License
- Foundations in IP Valuation
- Due Diligence
Course Creators & Contributors: Thank you to our course chair, past course chairs and content contributors who have developed and improved this course over time including: Pricing
Member Rate - $399.00
Non-Member Rate - $499.00
Student Rate - $149.00 Group rates available for parties of 3 or more. Contact education@les.org for information. FacultyJonathon Hance, CLP, Partner, Bracewell LLP Jonathon Hance is both a litigator and an intellectual property lawyer. As a litigator, Jonathon is at home in the court room, where he represents both plaintiffs and defendants and works hard to enforce his clients' intellectual property rights and data confidentiality rights, to protect his clients' brands, to bring value to his clients in the restructuring context, and to resolve complex commercial disputes in the design and construction, real estate, energy, healthcare, and technology industries. Connect on LinkedIn Samuel Mercer, Consultant · President, Vancouver Island Life ScienceSamuel Mercer has over 25 years of global pharmaceutical development experience, previously managing external agreements and outsourcing in the areas of multinational clinical trials, IT and scientific consulting, academic alliances, and pharma licensing, and negotiating directly over USD 600 million in varied external agreements for both Roche and Novartis in Basel, Switzerland. Prior to this, he managed proposals, contracts, and business development at several global contract research organizations in the UK and US. More recently, he is a management consultant, interim executive, board member, and advisor to a number of biotechnology and software/tech startups. His focus is on technology and IP development, clinical trial strategy, financial modelling, startup-company strategy and funding, and negotiating and managing of complex business agreements. Connect on LinkedIn Mark D. Shelley II, Ph.D., Sr. Counsel - Corporate, Intellectual Property, Marathon Petroleum Company LPMark Shelley is senior legal counsel at Marathon Petroleum Company in Houston, Texas, where he manages the intellectual property matters for the large Fortune 500 company. Drawing on over twenty years of broad technical and legal experience, Mark counsels Marathon both on the identification and protection of its intellectual property as well as a wide range of other IP issues. Drafting and negotiating intellectual property license agreements are a key part of his practice. Prior to joining Marathon, Mark practiced all aspects of intellectual property law at several international law firms and at an international oil and gas services company. A chemical engineer by education, training, and professional licensure, he has advised clients in diverse markets, including oil and gas exploration, production and refining, agricultural chemicals, medical devices, alternative energy processes, and consumer goods, among others. Mark has been involved in LES for a number of years, and particularly its education committee, where he served a three-year stint as SVP of Education. Connect on LinkedIn Dell C. "D. C." Toedt III, Attorney, Professor of Practice | University of Huston Law CenterD. C. Toedt (the last name is pronounced "Tate"), a member of the Texas and California bars, is an attorney, arbitrator, and part-time law professor; he is a past chair of the Houston chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (USA and Canada). D.C. was formerly a partner and member of the management committee at Arnold, White & Durkee, at the time the second-largest IP litigation boutique in the U.S., with some 150lawyers in six cities. During the dot-com era, D.C. left AW&D to join a publicly-traded software company, BindView Corporation, as vice president and general counsel; as outside counsel, he had helped the founders to start the company. He served there until the company's successful "exit" when it was acquired by Symantec Corporation, the world leader in the company's field. Among other publications, D.C. was the lead author of the first edition of a one-volume treatise, The Law and Business of Computer Software. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin in math (high honors) and law (law review); between college and law school he served his ROTC scholarship payback time as a U.S. Navy nuclear engineering officer in the Rickover program. Connect on LinkedIn Jayde Wood, Partner, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP Jayde Wood is an intellectual property lawyer, patent agent, and trademark agent at Gowling WLG's Vancouver office. She specializes in IP prosecution, portfolio management, licensing, and commercialization, helping clients protect and monetize their IP assets across industries. Jayde advises on technology transactions, licensing, and co-development agreements, conducts IP due diligence, and contributes to the CLEBC Due Diligence Deskbook. Her patent practice focuses on biotechnology, medical devices, and food-tech, leveraging her research background in antimicrobial resistance and DNA fingerprinting. She also guides clients on trademark strategy, including brand creation, clearance, and protection for traditional and non-traditional marks. Jayde serves in key roles with the Licensing Executives Society International, International Trademark Association, and Canadian Bar Association. She is a former director of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers and the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre and has taught IPIC courses for trademark and patent agents. Jayde holds law degrees from the University of British Columbia and UC Berkeley. Connect on LinkedIn CANCELLATION and REFUND POLICY:
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