This program is organized jointly by the Center for Transnational IP, Media and Technology Law and Policy of Bucerius Law School (Hamburg, Germany), UC Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco, USA) 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.
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.
Topics covered include an overview of IP laws relevant to licensing in various jurisdictions (primarily the US and the EU, with references to relevant developments in other jurisdictions), securing IP rights internationally, IP management and monetization, the mechanics and legal aspects of transferring IP rights (including a focus on EU competition regulations), structuring international license agreements, international dispute resolution and industry-specific licensing strategies.
These theoretical concepts will be applied in a licensing workshop. In teams supervised by experienced practitioners, students will negotiate a transnational technology license based on a real life fact pattern and develop the transaction's term sheet.
Two site visits to major German/European enterprises, with discussions of each company's own international licensing experience and strategies, will round out the program.
Course leader
Academic Directors:
- Prof. Dr. Dana Beldiman - Bucerius Law School
- Prof. Jeff Lefstin, PhD - UC Hastings College of the Law
Target group
Law students and recent graduates
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.
Credits info
10 EC
Students may earn a total of 10 ECTS points. US law students seeking ABA credit towards graduation will need to follow procedures at their home institution. The program is not accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), however the program will provide each student with a documentation packet to assist in obtaining academic credit. The program’s credit system is based on ABA guidelines and is structured for a total of 5 ABA credits (60 hours of classroom time; one credit hour being equivalent to 700 minutes of classroom time).
Fee info
EUR 1950: Students who apply to the Bucerius Summer Program by March 1, 2022 and are accepted in the first round of applications are eligible for a 15% discount off the normal tuition fee.
Students who apply between the early bird and final deadline, April 15, 2022, will be charged the full tuition fee.
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