IP Due Diligence & Freedom-to-Operate in Practice

Topics

• When due diligence and FTO projects are desirable and how to determine what the scope should be
• Practical advice from highly-rated experts on how best to prepare for your due diligence and FTOprojects
• Communicate due diligence results effectively while protecting confidential and privileged information
• The risks around ownership and how to minimise these risks
• The FTO questions that will be raised by your client/company when they want to use new technology or expand existing technology
• Your obligations if the deal doesnt go through
• Best practices for setting up and conducting a thorough analysis
• Which FTO questions you should ask , to make the most of your time and budget
• Practical advice on leveraging the European and US systems to your advantage
• Infringement and validity analysis in Europe and the US
• Evaluate , minimise and communicate risk effectively

Who should Attend

• In-house lawyers
• Patent attorneys
• IP and patent managers
• Business development executives/managers
• Trade mark attorneys
• Licensing executives