Publisher's Synopsis
The Licensing Update covers the year's most significant cases and developments in licensing. The annual update identifies critical trends that licensing professionals and practitioners must understand thoroughly in this rapidly evolving area and provides guidance from licensing experts in a variety of areas of specialty.
Highlights of the 2020 Edition include fully updated chapters chapters in all of the major licensing topic areas:
- Updated listing of the top 150 licensors for 2020. See § 1.02.
- A new section discussing licensee standing to sue and jurisdiction over a licensor. See § 2.04.
- A completely updated section examining the year in review concerning copyright licensing. See § 3.02.
- A total rework of the patent licensing chapter to include such topics as: licensing of standard essential patents; controlling where patents are challenged; how explicit language is needed on whether sublicenses survive termination of the primary license; and patent licensing language interpretation. See Chapter 4.
- In international licensing issues, a critical look at jurisdictions such as Russia, Canada, and the European Union. See Chapter 7.
- New sections discussing trends in licensing, especially with respect to blockchain and IP enforcement. See Chapter 9.
- The bankruptcy chapter has been completely rewritten to discuss the Mission Products case. See Chapter 11.
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Previous Edition: Licensing Update 2019, ISBN 9781543811322¿
