Whenever I draft or review a license agreement, I like to have a checklist of provisions to make sure I don’t miss anything. I do the same thing when I travel to make sure I don’t forget something critical, like my toothpaste. Here is such a checklist:
Click here for a downloadable PDF: Patent License Checklist
-
Recent Posts
- Assignment in a Change of Control
- Collaborative Development Financings*
- Handling IP Assets in an M&A Transaction
- Drafting IP Reps and Warranties
- Market for IP and Tech Transaction Lawyers is Heating Up
- Life Science Collaboration Agreements
- IP Ownership in Joint Development
- What is a Technology Transaction?
- License Animation Project
- Reseller vs. License Agreement
- What do Lawyers Do?
- Software Warranties and Liability
- Startup Company Forms
- My “trivial” homage to Steve Jobs
- Einstein on Branding
- Legends of Caltech
- Andy Rooney: Mathematician or Lawyer?
- Survey of Most Negotiated License Provisions
- Who Reads the Boilerplate?
- New Yorker Style Cartoon Caption Contest
- What’s the name of that dish with the lamb in it?
- NDA’s: The Stepchild Agreement
- Biotech Valuation
- Did I forget a provision?
- Patent this logo, trademark this invention ?
- 10 Considerations in a Life Science License
- David Letterman’s Top Ten
- Tetris Blocks
- The 9 Lives of Palm
- Making my own Rubik’s Cube
Fun and useful blog. The Patent License checklist is quite a nice way to formalize the parts of the agreement.
“…useful information which can be summarized on no more than ONE PAGE.”
Brilliant! This one (Patent License Checklist) is the gem so far, surprised not to see more comments here. Why didn’t my attorney go over this with me? Makes me want to call you next time.