IP Bits Newsletter

IP Bits is an irregular newsletter that we send to subscribers. We aim to have 4 to 6 issues per year. Subscription is free.

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Most recent issues of IP Bits:

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Sometimes its Better not to Negotiate #3

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Below are all other issues of IP Bits arranged by subject.

You can also download a single pdf file of all issues of IP Bits from 2013 to 2019 also arranged by subject.

1.    OWNERSHIP OF IP

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• Joint Ownership of Patents Does Not Result in Joint Benefits

• Solving IP Ownership Controversies in Collaborations

• Are University IP Policies Legally Binding ?

• Who Should Own the New IP under an MTA?

2.    LICENSING IP

• The Hardest Part of a License to Negotiate - Diligence Obligations Part 1

• The Hardest Part of a License to Negotiate - Diligence Obligations Part 2

• The Hardest Part of a License to Negotiate - Diligence Obligations Part 3

• Some Hard Issues in an Exclusive Field License

• Can a Licensor Warrant that it Owns the IP it licenses?

• Controversies in the Licensing of Future Improvements

• Sub-Licensing: Controversies around Step In Rights

• What do "Best Endeavors" and "Reasonable Endeavors" Mean?

• Securing diligence obligations in early stage licensing

• Governing Law Need Not be Contentious

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3.    FINANCIAL TERMS OF A LICENSE

• Getting a Royalty in Countries where you have no Patents

• Getting a Royalty on sales of someone else's product

• Negotiating the right Royalty Rate

• How DCF analysis helps formulate a royalty rate for a license

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4.    NEGOTIATION

• Negotiating IP Ownership

• Who Should Make the First Offer in a License Negotiation

• Information is the Currency in a Negotiation

• Loaded Questions to Watch Out for (or to Ask)

• Sometimes its Better not to Negotiate #1

• Sometimes its Better not to Negotiate #2

5.    OPTIONS TO NEGOTIATE & RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL

• Is a Right of First Refusal or Option to Negotiate Legal?

• Controversies about the Rights to Confer on a Research Sponsor

6.    START-UP COMPANIES

• Glossary of Terms Used by Venture Capitalists

• Venture Capitalists' Investment Criteria

• Start Up Companies and Anti-Dilution

7.    TECH TRANSFER BEST PRACTICE

• Downsides to Assigning IP for Royalties

• Lurking Legal Trap - How IP is described

• Maximising the Commercialisation Window

• Measuring the Performance of a TTO

• To What Extent can Confidential Information be disclosed without a Confidentiality Agreement?

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