Mechanics of a License - Virtual SeriesSeptember 17- October 3, 2024 - Every Tuesday and ThursdaySeptember 17 - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EASTERN September 19 - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EASTERN September 24 - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EASTERN September 26 - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EASTERN October 1 - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EASTERN October 3 - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EASTERN Please note: We do not provide recordings of our professional development courses - attendance is expected. 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 Topics: - 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
- Due Diligence
Recommended LES courses to take after: - Strengthening Your License
- Foundations in IP Valuation
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 - $199.00
Non-Member Rate - $299.00
Student Rate - $149.00 Group rates available for parties of 3 or more. Contact education@les.org for information. InstructorsFrank Amini, Ph.D., CLP, Intellectual Property Attorney, Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton As a registered patent attorney, Frank Amini has written and prosecuted numerous patent applications in various technological areas, including materials science, nanotechnology, biotechnology, the life sciences, and the chemical arts. As a Certified Licensing Professional, Frank has drafted and negotiated numerous intellectual property license agreements in connection with the acquisition of commercialization rights for numerous technologies, including medical diagnostics, medical devices, fluid purification processes, software, and databases.
Frank holds a B.A. in Microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin, a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Connect on LinkedIn Jonathon K. Hance, Esq., CLP Partner, Bracewell LLC 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 SciencesSamuel Mercer has over 20 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. Mark D. Shelley II, Ph.D., Sr. Counsel - Corporate, Intellectual Property, Marathon Petroleum Company LP Mark 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 Paul A. Stewart, CLP, Managing Director, PASCO Ventures LLCPaul A. Stewart is a Past President & Chair of the Board of Governors of the Certified Licensing Professionals organization and is listed in the 2023 edition of Intellectual Asset Management magazine’s “IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists.” Following a 25-year career at Eli Lilly and Company, and its animal health spin-out business Elanco, he retired from Lilly in 2012 and formed PASCO Ventures LLC to help a select group of clients with complex global licensing matters. Stewart is the inventor on US Patent 11,411,531 (titled “Cleaning Method for Solar Panels”). Stewart has done deals on all continents except Antarctica; he has a B.S. from Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard. He resides in the Denver area. Connect on LinkedIn CANCELLATION and REFUND POLICY:No refunds will be granted for this education session. LES regrets that refunds will not be given for no-shows. A transfer of your full registration to another individual is permitted prior to the course by submitting written request to education@les.org. The individual submitting the transfer request is responsible for all financial obligations (any balance due) associated with that substitution. Funds from this program cannot be transferred to another education session without prior management approval. EMAIL CONSENT:By registering for this event, you permit LES to use your email address to communicate with you regarding LES events and their other services. You will have the ability to unsubscribe from these communications going forward. PHOTOGRAPHY CONSENT:By registering for this event, you permit LES to use photographs of you with or without your name and for any lawful purpose, including for example such purposes as publicity, illustration, advertising, and web content.
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