License agreements in practice

You will gain detailed insights into the patent license agreement, license fees (upfront payment, sales-based license fee, minimum license fee), transfer of rights of use and sublicenses. You can also expect everything you need to know about the applicable law and place of jurisdiction as well as the agreement for joint inventions. Our expert Dr. Michael Groß will provide you with valuable tips and impart the necessary practical knowledge.

After each topic block, you will have the opportunity to put what you have heard into practice with the support of Dr. Michael Groß. To do this, you will get together in small groups and draw up sample clauses on various topics.

There will be plenty of time for lively discussions and questions.

Focus

• Overview of the legal framework
• Discussion of various sample contracts
• Exercises for the participants
• Practical drafting of contracts
• Realistic negotiation of contract terms
• Negotiating with variants of each contract clause
• Multilingual negotiation
• Incentives for drafting and the availability of various sample contracts in German and English

Benefits

• Communication of current legal developments
• Numerous samples
• Consolidation of the knowledge gained through practical exercises in small groups
• Assistance with small group work by the experienced instructor

Target group

• Management, directors, employees of technology companies and research institutions
• Employees from legal, patent and licensing departments
• Employees from research & development, production, marketing, sales
• Consulting professions (e.g. legal/patent attorneys, tax consultants, auditors, management consultants)

Catering on the day of the seminar

A small snack will be served during the breaks (also vegetarian).
Coffee, tea, water and spritzers are available at all times throughout the day.