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How to Get Lucky with License Agreements

Friday, November 13, 2009
8:30am to 11:00am
8:30 - Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 - Presentation, Q&A & Networking

Citizens Bank Gateway Center
3025 Chemical Road
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

An intellectual property license is often a living document that must stand the test of time as technology is developed and commercialized under such a technology transferring instrument. Most licenses will be renegotiated over their life. Many will also end in termination.

The goal of this session is to discuss different parties’ interests in a license negotiation and how these interests affect negotiating position and leverage. We will focus on both financial and non-financial terms of these agreements and how to break deadlocks or overcome a lack of alignment of interests.

Moderator:
Jennifer H. Hartt
Director, Life Sciences Investment Group
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of
Southeastern Pennsylvania

Panelists:
Kurt L. Ehresman
IP & Life Sciences Partner
Saul Ewing, LLP

Ezra Felker
VP Business Development
NuPathe, Inc.

Stephen G. Nappi
Director of Technology Transfer Operations
Temple University

Event scheduled: Nov 13 2009