IP Licensing: How to Avoid the Ten Most Frequently Litigated Provisions
Why Attend?
Don't produce IP licenses that your clients do not understand and cannot administer!
Chaired by Paul Jorgensen of the Jorgensen Law Firm in Washington, D.C., this 60-minute audio-only presentation brings the practical perspectives of an experienced license attorney, a licensing professional, and a litigator to bear on the most common problem of IP license provisions--why they spawn litigation. Just as important, the faculty will show you how to avoid this problem.
This beginner-intermediate program was originally recorded on Thursday, October 8, 2009. This ENCORE PRESENTATION comes to you on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Registrants can email questions to Paul Jorgensen, chair of the original program, who will answer them via email during this replay or shortly afterwards.
What You Will Learn
Why do IP provisions in contracts cause so many problems? The program's faculty—three professionals with experience in drafting, negotiating and administering IP agreements—will show you:
Trends in litigation on IP licensing.
Actual negotiation and administrative problems that arise from poorly drafted IP licenses.
Practical approaches to drafting and negotiating clearer, less ambiguous and more objective IP license provisions.
This encore audio presentation is moderated and taught by Paul Jorgensen of the Jorgensen Law Firm in Washington, D.C., along with panelists Rachel Dickerson (D.C. Creates Public Arts Manager, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities) and Eric Imperial (Law Offices of Eric H. Imperial, Washington, DC).
Planning Chair
Paul C. Jorgensen, Esquire, The Jorgensen Law Firm PLLC, Washington, DC
Faculty
Rachel Dickerson, D.C. Creates Public Arts Manager, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
Eric H. Imperial, Esquire, Law Offices of Eric H. Imperial, Washington, DC
For group tuition discounts, click on the Registration link at top and register online at the discounted rates, or go to the Group Webcast Page or email groupregistration@ali-aba.org for assistance.
Program Schedule
(All Times Eastern Daylight)
1:00 pm IP Licensing: How to Avoid the Ten Most Frequently Litigated Provisions
--Panel discussion: Paul C. Jorgensen (chair and moderator),
Rachel Dickerson and Eric H. Imperial
--Audience Questions submitted and answered via email
2:00 pm Adjournment
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 1.0; Total 50-minute hours of instruction: 1.2 (Note: No Iowa CLE credit is available for this program.)
Suggested Prerequisite: General experience in intellectual property licensing and/or IP license litigation.
Educational Objective: To identify frequently litigated provisions in intellectual property licensing agreements and how to eliminate IP license provisions that cause litigation.
Level of Instruction: Beginner-Intermediate
Times
Eastern: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Central: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Mountain: 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Pacific & Arizona: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Alaska: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Hawaii: 7:00 am - 8:00 am
