Intellectual Property Licensing and Agreements - Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

Licensing plays a pivotal role in business as a mechanism for "licensing in" useful technology owned by others and "licensing out" intellectual property to generate revenue and create value. Engaging counsel with knowledge and experience in licensing intellectual property and technology will help ensure that a company maximizes long term potential from licensing resources and is able to use licensed technology as intended.

Navigating the nuances of the intellectual property and contract laws in a way to create a comprehensive yet understandable license agreement that reflects the parties' intent can be challenging. The law requires that certain language be included in a license agreement to permit a particular use or effective transfer of intellectual property.

Our lawyers have worked on all types of licensing matters from negotiating and drafting licensing agreements to enforcing licenses through litigation. Our experience ranges from simple "click-wrap" or "shrink-wrap" licenses to complex technology transfer arrangements involving cross licenses, grant back rights and detailed royalty and cost sharing provisions. In addition to patent, copyright and trademark license agreements, we have experience with distribution and re-seller agreements, content licensing, OEM arrangements, technology and know-how transfer, product development agreements, design and hosting agreements, and support and maintenance agreements.