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Course Information
  • smart_display Format

    On-Demand

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

    Intermediate

  • work Practice Area

    Trademark and Copyright

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Tuesday, October 31, 2023

  • schedule Time

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  • timer Program Length

    90 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

$347.00
CLE
ALL

This CLE course will discuss how IP attorneys can perfect security interests in intellectual property under UCC Article 9. The panel will explain the intricacies of overlapping federal IP statutes impacting IP security interests, outline best practices for drafting the IP security agreement, and briefly review foreign laws applicable to U.S. companies holding foreign IP assets.

Faculty

Constance G. Rhebergen
Partner
Bracewell LLP

Ms. Rhebergen represents business clients in the identification, protection, licensing and transfer of intellectual property assets and in providing patent infringement and validity opinions. She brings to bear a comprehensive range of skills to advise businesses and government agencies in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, MENA region and beyond with a proficiency on all matters concerning IP, portfolio management and international IP law disputes.

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Richard S. Vermut
Partner
Driver, McAfee, Hawthorne & Diebenow, PLLC

Mr. Vermut practices exclusively in the area of information technology law and intellectual property law. His intellectual property law practice includes patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition matters. Mr. Vermut represents clients on patent and trademark matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and assists individual inventors, start-ups, small businesses, corporations and universities in all aspects of intellectual property law.

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Description

Intellectual property assets are an essential financing tool for lenders and IP holders to monetize their assets. These assets can be collateral for a loan, and IP assets with predictable cash flow can be pooled into asset-based securities. UCC Article 9 and U.S. patent, trademark, and copyright laws all apply. The rules governing perfection, securitization, and foreclosure of IP interests are more complex than perfecting interests in other property.

U.S. companies holding foreign IP or foreign companies holding U.S. IP assets must also navigate applicable foreign laws in addition to U.S. statutes to determine the appropriate means of perfecting security interests.

Listen as our authoritative panel of practitioners informs you about the perfection of security interests in intellectual property under UCC Article 9 and overlapping federal IP laws impacting the perfection of IP interests. The panel will also provide best practices for drafting the IP security agreement.

Outline

  1. Overview of Article 9 for perfection or securitization of IP assets
  2. Rules for perfecting security interests
    1. Copyrights
    2. Trademarks
    3. Patents
  3. Foreign law overview
  4. Drafting the IP security agreement

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • Article 9 rules for perfecting security interests in IP
  • Best practices for drafting IP security agreements
  • Federal IP statutes impacting the perfection of security interests