Eric E. Bensen

Milgrim on Licensing

Roger M. Milgrim & Eric E. Bensen

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Milgrim on Licensing is a comprehensive guide to licensing transactions in every substantive area of intellectual property that has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. courts of appeal and numerous lower courts.

 

Milgrim on Licensing provides extensive analysis of the significance of virtually every imaginable license agreement provision, typically with sample language and identification of potential pitfalls.  In particular, it provides in depth coverage of provisions respecting:

 

• The scope of the license grant

• Proper identification of the parties

• Recitals

• Definitions

• Other matters providing by the licensee

• Improvements and grant backs

• Royalty and royalty structure

• Duties concerning third-party infringement

• Representations & warranties

• Confidentiality concerns

• Most favored licensee status

• Term and Termination

• Assignment

• Bankruptcy considerations

• Jurisdiction and venue

• Merger clauses

 

In addition to the forgoing, Milgrim on Licensing provides substantial coverage of the areas of law that provide the backdrop for any license negotiation. That coverage includes the laws that define the significance of the various forms of assignments and license grants including their impact on standing to sue for infringement and the laws governing:

 

• Patents

• Copyrights

• Trademark

• Trade secrets

• Antitrust

 

Milgrim on Licensing also includes a full volume of form license agreements for a remarkable variety of potential licensing scenarios.