Licensing
Stites & Harbison’s Intellectual Property and Technology attorneys represent clients in all types of licensing and technology transfer agreements. We have helped private and public organizations commercialize technology through licensing in, licensing out, and cross-licensing strategies. For example, our attorneys recently prepared and negotiated a comprehensive license agreement between a U.S. client and an overseas entity involving the licensing of certain patent rights and technical information for use in the construction of industrial equipment. Our licensing lawyers frequently prepare and negotiate private label agreements and similar contracts that implicate trademark rights and the branding of products. The group is very experienced in developing and structuring a wide range of agreements that govern the licensing and use of software. Several of our attorneys are members of the Licensing Executives Society International. Others are active in the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM).
In licensing matters, our attorneys often work closely with the firm's Business Services Group to advise clients on such matters as business structure, labor, employment, and employee benefits. Attorneys in the firm also have significant experience in venture capital, estate planning and succession issues, private placements, initial public offerings, recapitalization and various forms of debt and equity issues.
Stites & Harbison Welcomes Nancy Kennedy to Hartford Office
Stites & Harbison, PLLC welcomes attorney Nancy Kennedy to the Hartford, Conn., office. Kennedy joins the Intellectual Property & Technology Service Group as a Member (Partner).
Blueprints for Innovation: Intellectual Property in the Bluegrass State
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
UK Gatton Student Center Ballroom 212A, 160 Avenue of Champions, Lexington, Kentucky 40508
IP attorney Mandy Wilson Decker will join a team of panelist for this event presented by UK Innovate, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and the Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance (KYIPA) on Tuesday, April 23rd at UK's Gatton Student Center in Ball Room 212A.
Intellectual Property Virtual Seminar
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Virtual Event
IP attorney Terry Wright will be a speaker at this virtual seminar presented by Marshall University Technology Transfer Office on April 21, 2025.
CAFC Affirms the Importance of Written Description in a Provisional Patent Application
On March 24, 2025, in In re Riggs, No. 22-1945, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) addressed when the filing date of a provisional application can be relied on under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) to support a rejection of a later-filed application. This opinion offers clarity on the importance of written descriptions in provisional patent applications for Patent Owners as well as Petitioners seeking to challenge a patent in a post-grant proceeding. Senior Patent Agent Samantha Page takes a look a the opinion in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.