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Licensing Agreement

Strategic Legal Support for IP Licensing (also for university spin-offs)

Intellectual property (IP) is often a start-up's most valuable asset. Licensing it to partners can open up new revenue streams, market reach and strategic partnerships, while licensing IP from partners or institutions, incl. universities, can provide essential assets for your business. In both cases, poorly drafted agreements or a lack of strategy can be a source of significant risk.

Our unique approach

Whether it's licensing intellectual property (IP) to partners or acquiring rights from others, especially if you are a university spin-off, drafting IP licensing agreements requires specific knowledge and experience to ensure that IP rights are protected while maximizing mutual value. Whether you are a licensor or a licensee, we provide tailored legal advice and agreements that are clear, enforceable and aligned with your business objectives.

Here’s how we can support:

  • IP Strategy: We advise on the commercialization of IP, including licensing strategies, such as exclusive, non-exclusive or cross-licensing.

  • Customized Licensing Agreements: We draft and negotiate tailored licensing agreements, also advising on critical terms like scope, territory, exclusivity, royalties, sublicensing, and termination rights.

  • Strategic Legal Advice for University Spin-Offs: We assist in drafting and negotiating agreements with research institutions or universities to ensure that a start-up company obtains the necessary rights to use the licensed IP on commercially reasonable terms.

  • Due Diligence Readiness: We know and understand the IP-related risks that investors or buyers are concerned about, and we can help to identify and proactively resolve such issues.  

  • Protection of Rights: We focus on IP rights remaining fully protected by defining clear ownership, usage, and confidentiality clauses to prevent unauthorized exploitation.

  • Risk Assessment and Mitigation: For both outgoing and incoming licenses, we identify and address risks such as ownership disputes and unauthorized use and proactively address them in the agreement.

  • Global Perspective: for cross-border licensing, we can involve partners from our network to ensure compliance with international frameworks and local laws.

With our experience and comprehensive approach, we ensure that all your IP licensing agreements, whether outgoing or incoming, are legally sound and aligned with the strategic vision.
 

What we deliver

  • Support in defining an IP-strategy

  • Tailored licensing agreements for both outgoing and incoming IP

  • Strategic legal advice on licensing models

  • IP protection through clear definitions of IP ownership, scope of use, and confidentiality undertakings

  • Guidance on market standard royalty terms

  • Risk assessment for licensing relationships, both as licensor or licensee

  • Drafting and negotiation of spin-off and license agreements with universities 

  • Support through trusted partners with cross-border licensing

  • Guidance on renewal, termination, and modification of licenses

The Team

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Founding Partner (Legal) & CEO

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Founding Partner (Business Consulting) & COO

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Senior Associate (Legal)

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Associate (Legal)

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