Sublicensing Income: The Words Still Really Matter

Time: Noon - 1:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Online
Presenters:
Emily T. Kuwahara, JD - Crowell & Moring
Ashley J. Stevens, PhD, MA - Focus IP Group
James P. McNamara, PhD - UMass Medical School

This is a topic for university technology transfer professionals and legal counsel who must think about how to structure license agreements, including sublicensing income provisions, years before an invention may generate income. How an agreement defines sublicense income can determine whether a university receives millions of dollars. This webinar will focus on arguments made in court, how they were received, and how certain provisions create incentives for licensees to avoid paying sublicensing income. You will learn about how specific contract language has been interpreted in the courtroom and about the importance of the license's words.