05-10-11: LES Benelux: Useful agreements for licensing and technology transfer practice
Written by Stefan Van Camp
LES Benelux, the benelux branch of the international licensing executives society, is organising a topic meeting on licensing and technology transfer practice, on 5 October in the Manhattan Hotel in Rotterdam.
In daily practice, licensing and technology transfer means more than license agreements alone. Research may require collaborations, joint ventures or outsourcing; and companies and research institutions may choose to commercialize their technology by providing services rather than troughout licensing. Also, products need to be manufactured, and the required materials and parts need to be secured from suppliers. And to bring products and services to the customer, it may be necessary to set up a distribution network, a system of local representation, or to create spin-offs/spin-outs or set up franchises. So this meeting looks beyond licensing to other types of agreements that are useful for licensing and technology transfer practice, such as collaboration, outsourcing and service agreements, manufacture and supply agreements, distribution and agency agreements, and setting up spin-offs/spin-outs and franchises for commercialising technologies, services or products. An ideal opportunity for practitioners to broaden their knowledge of these subjects and to learn from a panel of expert speakers with in-depth practical experience.
Stefan Van Camp, senior associate at time.lex law offices and member of the Brussels bar, will give a presentation on manufacture and supply agreements.
For the whole event programme and more information click here.
The registration form is available on the LES Benelux website.