Protecting IP Rights in Software Agreements

Introduction

Copyright and other intellectual property issues are fundamental to software development, consultancy and commissioning agreements as well as with joint research projects with private sector companies and universities alike.

This webinar goes to the heart of how best to protect IP rights and looks at the wording to use when drafting such agreements.

It will cover escrow arrangements for source code, open source, copyright ownership, background and foreground information and who should own the rights.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Brief background and foreground information - how to define and what they mean
• EU and UK competition law (pre and post Brexit) and how they affect territorial restrictions in licensing agreements including under the EU technology transfer block exemption regulation
• When should rights pass? On payment? On delivery? Never?
• Differences between worldwide exclusive licences and assignment of IP
• What should the IPR warranty and indemnity clause say?
• Source code, open source software, copyright ownership
• Who owns the rights? Issues arising from consultancy agreements, research agreements, bespoke software commissioning arrangements and other collaborative IT projects

This webinar was recorded on 16th March 2017