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
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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.