Deal quickly and effectively with today's most complex licensing issues with
the insights and guidance of 23 experts who offer their licensing know-how and
drafting techniques in the
Fourth Edition of
Drafting
License Agreements.
In two comprehensive volumes, you will find time-saving clauses and
provisions, full-length model license agreements, practice-tested approaches
to drafting critical license provisions and practical advice, including:
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Detailed analysis of legal considerations that affect international
agreements, hybrid licenses, enforcement and litigation, confidentiality,
technology and the Internet, and other important issues you must address
during the drafting process
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In-depth discussions of special rules that apply to specific types of
licensing situations such as an artist's right of publicity, multimedia and
software, and emerging licensing areas
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Authoritative coverage of the latest trends and innovative strategies in
pricing, maximizing revenues, and other important aspects of the "business of
licensing"
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And complete, time-saving answers to the drafting questions you encounter
every day
Chapter 1 DRAFTING LICENSE AGREEMENTS - Michael A. Epstein and Frank
L. Politano
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§1.01 Introduction
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§1.02 Contractual Provisions
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§1.03 Special Provisions for Trademark Licenses
Chapter 2 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT INDEMNIFICATION - David
M. Pitcher, James G. McEwen, and David E. Weslow
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§2.01 Introduction
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§2.02 Types of Indemnities
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§2.03 Considerations for Drafting an Express Indemnity Clause
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§2.04 Limitations on Indemnity Provisions
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§2.05 Need to Be Aware
Chapter 3 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - Michael A. Epstein
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§3.01 Introduction
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§3.02 Trade Secret Law
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§3.03 Patent Law
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§3.04 Copyright Law
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§3.05 Trademark Law
Chapter 4 ANTITRUST AND MISUSE - Alan J. Weinschel
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§4.01 Introduction
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§4.02 Patent Misuse
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§4.03 Application of Antitrust Principles to Patent Licensing
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§4.04 Government Enforcement Policy
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§4.05 Enforcement of Patent Rights as an Antitrust Violation
Chapter 5 INTERNATIONAL LICENSING AND FOREIGN ANTITRUST RULES - Joel
Davidow
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§5.01 Basic Approaches
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§5.02 Technology Licensing and European Commission Antitrust Law
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§5.03 Technology Licensing: Japanese Guidelines
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§5.04 Technology Licensing, Developing Countries and the GATT/WT
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§5.05 Guidelines for Patent and Know-how Licensing Agreements Under the
Antimonopoly Act
Chapter 6 BANKRUPTCY CONSIDERATIONS - Brian C. Cunningham and Scott
L. Cunningham
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§6.01 Introduction
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§6.02 Statutory Response: The 1988 Amendments to the Code
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§6.03 Effect of Bankruptcy on Software and Biotechnology Licenses
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§6.04 Summary and Practice Strategies
Chapter 7 HYBRID LICENSES AND ROYALTY AGREEMENTS - Patricia A.
Martone
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§7.01 Introduction
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§7.02 Contractual Intent
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§7.03 Policy of Limiting Monopolies
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§7.04 Applicable Precedent: Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court
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§7.05 Recent Decisions in Other Circuits
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§7.06 The Legislative Arena
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§7.07 Suggestions for Royalty Provisions in Hybrid License Agreements
Chapter 8 CONTRACTUAL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY - Marc T. Shivers and
André J. Brunel
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§8.01 Introduction
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§8.02 The Temptation to Breach
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§8.03 Varying Complexity of LOLs
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§8.04 Mutuality of LOLs
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§8.05 An Issue of Leverage
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§8.06 Covering All Types of Claims
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§8.07 Qualitative LOLs
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§8.08 Quantitative LOLs
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§8.09 Carve Outs from LOLs
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§8.10 Other Contractual Provisions Limiting Liability
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§8.11 Special Issues Related to Contracting with Governmental Entities
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§8.12 Conclusion
Chapter 9 [Reserved]
Chapter 10 TRADEMARK LICENSING - Jason Drangel
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§10.01 Licenses
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§10.02 Trademark Licenses
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§10.03 Trademark License vs. Franchise Agreement
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§10.04 What is Trademark Licensing?
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§10.05 History and Reasons for Trademark Licensing
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§10.06Licensing Plan of Attack
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§10.07 The License Agreement
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§10.08 Common Trademark License Agreement Clauses and Terms
Chapter 11 ARTIST'S RIGHT OF PUBLICITY - Carole E. Handler and Jason
E. Miller
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§11.01 General
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§11.02 Standard Grant of Rights, Name and Likeness and Publicity Provisions
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§11.03 Likeness Approvals/Biography Approval
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§11.04 Merchandising Royalties
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§11.05 Comparison of Prenegotiated Provisions to Negotiated Provisions
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§11.06 Celebrity Websites
Chapter 12 MULTIMEDIA LICENSING - Michael D. Scott
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§12.01 Introduction
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§12.02 Multimedia Licensing Checklist
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§12.03 Copyright Licenses
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§12.04 Patent Licenses
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§12.05 Trademark Licenses
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§12.06 Character Licenses
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§12.07 Dealing with Content Providers
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§12.08 Content Licensing Practices
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§12.09 Licensing Text
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§12.10 Licensing Moving Images
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§12.11 Licensing Still Images
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§12.12 Licensing Music/Audio
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§12.13 Licensing Computer Software
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§12.14 Licensing Video Games
Chapter 13 SOFTWARE LICENSING - J. T. Westermeier
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§13.01 Nature of Software
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§13.02 Licensing Considerations
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§13.03 Legal Framework
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§13.04 License Scope
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§13.05 Machine, Site, Enterprise, and Client-Server Licenses
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§13.06 Acceptance Provisions
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§13.07 Source Code
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§13.08 Evaluation, Demonstration and Beta Test Licenses
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§13.09 Copyright Misuse
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§13.10 Shrink-Wrap, Click-Wrap, and Browse-Wrap Licenses
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§13.11 Commercial and Consumer Warranties
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§13.12 Other Warranties and Disclaimers
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§13.13 Exclusions and Limitations of Liability
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§13.14 Warranties against Viruses and Other Unwanted Computer Codes
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§13.15 Indemnification
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§13.16 Open Source Licensing
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§13.17 Software Maintenance and Support
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§13.18 Assignability
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§13.19 Governing Law
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§13.20 Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 14 LICENSING BIOPHARMA PATENTS - Marc S. Gross, S. Peter
Ludwig, and Robert C. Sullivan
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§14.01 Introduction to BioPharma Patent Licensing
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§14.02 Scope of License
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§14.03 Provisions to Negotiate
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§14.04 Other Key Considerations
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§14.05 Authorized Generic Licensing Issues
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§14.06 Sample License Provisions
Chapter 15 BASIC CONSIDERATIONS IN MUSIC LICENSING - Al Kohn and Bob
Kohn
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§15.01 Introduction
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§15.02 Basic Music Licensing Factors
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§15.03 Common Terms and Conditions Regarding Fees and Payment
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§15.04 Commonly Used Boilerplate Terms and Conditions
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§15.05 Affiliated Company Problem
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§15.06 General Advice to Music Copyright Owner—Always Encourage Activity in
the Song
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§15.07 General Advice to Persons Seeking to Clear Licenses—Fully Disclose All
the Uses You Might Conceivably Make of the Music
Chapter 16 CLAUSES IN PATENT LICENSING AGREEMENTS - Michael J. Lennon
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§16.01 Summary and Overview
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§16.02 Patent Licensing Agreements and Information Technology
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§16.03 Important Clauses in Patent Licensing Agreements
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§16.04 The “Patent Exhaustion” Doctrine
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§16.05 Separate Licenses to Manufacture, to Sell, and to Use Patented
Information Technology
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§16.06 Licensing Information Technology Patents at Different Royalty Rates
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§16.07 Implied Rights of End Users to Use Patented Information Technology
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§16.08 Some Examples of Acceptable and Attractive Supplier-End User Licensing
Arrangements