Tips and Tricks for Protecting and Leveraging Software

Software-related IP presents several challenges. These challenges include (1) unique due diligence issues such as ownership challenges and open-source considerations in software invention disclosures, (2) protecting software inventions and leveraging them to generate value and revenue for your institution, as well as (3) the additional considerations for outbound software licenses and risk. This session will focus on these challenges, their touchpoints and how to best navigate them, from the reception of software disclosures through licensing.