Licensing Transactions in Intellectual Property

About

This program is organized jointly by Bucerius Law School (Hamburg, Germany), UC College of the Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings College of the Law) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (Geneva, Switzerland). It is designed to be an intensive, three-week, English-taught program for upper division students and young practitioners.

In today’s technology-driven world intangibles make up the majority of a company’s assets. Artificial intelligence (AI) has entered the business world like a whirlwind but the law relating to AI technology acquisition remains largely unsettled. Gain the ability to navigate technology and to negotiate transactions relating to AI, blockchain, biotechnology and other emerging technology in this intense, practice-oriented 3-week summer program.

This program includes visits to companies and institutions in Hamburg and Berlin, as well as a two-day final negotiation challenge.

Course leader

Academic Directors: Prof. Dr. Dana Beldiman (Director of the Bucerius Center for Transnational IP, Media and Technology Law and Policy), Prof. Jeff Lefstin, PhD (UC College of the Law San Francisco)

Target group

Advanced law students and young professionals with a proven interest in IP.

Course aim

The program is designed to build practical skills for transacting technology licenses in a transnational context. It will provide a thorough understanding of the core IP and licensing concepts, including industry practices, and will familiarize students with both the legal and business perspectives of licensing.

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