Going Global: Key Considerations in Cross Border Licenses and Collaborations (Calgary)
Submitted by donna on Wed, 2010-05-19 14:23
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Location: Calgary
Time: 11:45 - 1:30

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BioAlberta, supported by Alberta Research Council - Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, is proud to host a lunch session in both Calgary (June 15) and Edmonton (June 16) presented by the law firm of McCarthy Tétrault.  This informative session is entitled "Going Global: Key Considerations in Cross Border Licenses and Collaborations."
 
This seminar will be presented by: Paul Armitage, Robert Nearing, John Pearson & Catherine Samuel, and will address three key areas of concern when licensing abroad:
  • Payment from foreign jurisdictions
  • Intellectual property protection
  • Risk mitigation

Topics will include:

  • The legal framework to international licenses: contractual choices of law and foreign laws that cannot be contracted out of;
  • Earning money on international licenses: royalty structures, factors affecting royalty rates and tax issues;
  • Risk mitigation strategies: contractual terms, reducing risk and international arbitration;
  • US-specific differences affecting licenses, such as jointly held intellectual property, patent misuse and intellectual property grant backs.
     
The presentation will be held in Calgary on June 15, as follows:
Location: McCarthy Tétrault offices (boardroom)
3300, 421 - 7 Avenue SW || Calgary
Time: 11:45 am - 1:30 pm
Cost:  No cost to attend, registration required.
       
Lunch will be served.

Registration deadline: June 10th.

To REGISTER, click on Register Button at right.

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Registration is required for this event
Member Price:$0.00 CAD
Non-Member Price:$0.00 CAD