Licensing, transfers and IP structures: situations

This page lists the situation notes in licensing, transfers and ip structures — each one answers a specific moment when something has gone wrong or a decision is due, with the first step, who decides, and what it costs to be wrong. Pick the one that matches your position.

All situations in this practice (37)

• When a change of control triggers: what it costs to be wrong
• When a change of control triggers: what to do first
• When a co-owner refuses to sign: what to do first
• When a distributor claims an implied licence: what to do first
• When a group restructuring moves: what it costs to be wrong
• When a group restructuring moves the rights: what to do first
• When a licence is granted by a non-owner: what to do first
• When a licence is used as security: what to do first
• When a licence must be recorded: what it costs to be wrong
• When a licence must be recorded to be: what to do first
• When a licence survives: what it costs to be wrong
• When a licence survives insolvency, or does: what to do first
• When a pledge over rights is enforced: what to do first
• When a sublicence appears without: what it costs to be wrong
• When a sublicence appears without consent: what to do first
• When a term sheet promises more than: what to do first
• When an assignment breaks: what it costs to be wrong
• When an assignment breaks the chain of title: what to do first
• When an audit clause is refused: what it costs to be wrong
• When an audit clause is refused: what to do first
• When escrow is demanded for source code: what to do first
• When exclusive and sole are used: what it costs to be wrong
• When exclusive and sole are used: what to do first
• When field-of-use limits: what it costs to be wrong
• When field-of-use limits are ignored: what to do first
• When improvements are claimed: what it costs to be wrong
• When improvements are claimed by both sides: what to do first
• When open source terms conflict: what to do first
• When royalties are underreported: what it costs to be wrong
• When royalties are underreported: what to do first
• When the deal transfers rights: what it costs to be wrong
• When the deal transfers rights that were: what to do first
• When the licensor stops maintaining: what to do first
• When the parties never agreed the territory: what to do first
• When the right expires mid-term: what to do first
• When withholding tax hits: what it costs to be wrong
• When withholding tax hits the royalty flow: what to do first

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