Of Counsel Andrea Reed to Chair Faculty of MCLE Program: Protecting IP Across Your Clients’ Range of Contracts

PROGRAM DATE: March 13, 2025
In-Person: 10:00 am–12:00pm ET, MCLE Conference Center, Ten Winter Place, Boston
Live Webcast: 10am–12:00pm ET, Online
Recorded webcasts will also be available. See MCLE website for details.

Register at www.mcle.org.

Program Description (via MCLE)

Are IP rights hiding in your clients’ contracts? How to identify, assess, negotiate, and counsel your clients on IP rights across their range of contracts

Intellectual property rights are often a company’s most valuable assets yet are sometimes overlooked in contracts where IP is not the focus. This can leave companies vulnerable to inadvertent IP loss or liability. Common examples include employment agreements and M&A agreements. And even in contracts where IP is the focus—such as patent assignments and license agreements small words can make a big difference if a dispute arises in the future.

In this new online seminar, we explain how to identify whether IP rights may be implicated in a variety of contracts, common terms and clauses to understand and negotiate, and traps to watch out for depending on which side you represent. Hear a well-rounded discussion of IP in contracts from various practice perspectives. Although designed for practitioners new to these areas, this program also provides enough depth for those with some experience.

Agenda

• • IP Definitions and Default Ownership Rules
  • Patent Assignment and License Agreements
  • Employee Agreements (Non-competes, Confidentiality and Non-disclosure Agreements, Non-solicits, Cooperation Provisions)
  • Enforcement of Restrictive Covenants
  • Protection of IP in Joint Development, Collaboration, Manufacturing, and Other Commercial Contracts
  • IP Provisions in M&A Agreements, Including Indemnification and Representations and Warranties in an Acquisition
  • “Ask the Experts” Q&A Session

L&A Of Counsel Andrea B. Reed will be leading the esteemed faculty of this MCLE program. Joining Andrea on the faculty are Massachusetts attorneys:

• Tavish M. Brown, Esq., Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP, Boston
• Michael J. Douglas, Esq., Gennari Aronson LLP, Needham Heights

Learn more and register today at mcle.org.