Technology Transfer and Transaction Practice

Full course description

This module deals with the intricacies of Intellectual Property Rights as assets that can be transferred and assigned or used as collateral for financing purposes. The course focuses on (i) ownership aspects of IPRs, (ii) transfer Issues, (iii) the  use of IPRs as an object of security rights (mortgage or pledge) and (iv) related private international law issues. In addition, the module covers the strategic considerations and practical contractual business arrangements for the technology transfer and transaction practice, including the valuation of IPR portfolios.

The course also covers the strategic considerations and practical contractual business arrangements for technology transfer and transaction practice, especially licensing, but also places these in the context of the deeper-rooted policies that drive innovation and economic growth in the wider sphere of EU, WTO and WIPO development objectives.

Taught by: Prof. Dick van Engelen and Dr. Malte Köllner

Teaching methods: Lectures, and tutorials

Assessment method: Assignments including in class assignment