Meeting Room 7 – Patent licensing – Disputes part 2

Episode 6 of our patent licensing podcast from Meeting Room 7 focuses on disputes.

Charlotte Tillett, head of Stevens & Bolton’s life sciences group, is joined by Head of IP Tom Lingard and dispute resolution partner Catherine Penny to discuss the practical aspects of disputes that might arise from patent and know how licensing agreements. Following on from the last episode, Disputes: Part 1, in which we covered the key provisions in an agreement required to properly address potential disputes, part 2 looks at the procedure, strategy and tactics.

 The episode includes:

• Pre-action considerations and what to do when issues first arise
• Tactics
• Settlement opportunities
• The enforcement of a judgment or arbitral award