Intellectual Property Licensing & Drafting

2 units

This course will explore the issues and techniques involved in (1) planning for intellectual property licensing and technology transfer transactions, and (2) drafting supporting legal documents. You will develop an understanding of how to draft clear and comprehensive legal documents for these types of transactions through a series of drafting assignments. Drafting assignments may include trademark assignments and licenses, non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements, trade secret licenses, copyright transfers, patent licenses, client letters, software development agreements, and various on-line contracts. Regular attendance and class participation are required. There is no prerequisite. However, you may find it helpful to have had, or be enrolled in, one or more of the following: Trademarks & Unfair Competition; Copyright and Related Rights; Intellectual Property Litigation; Survey of IP, Patent Law; and Trademark Practice. 2 units.