The Creation of a Patent-Agent Privilege

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• The Creation of a Patent-Agent Privilege

Whether in a transactional or litigation context, lawyers are faced every day with the challenges of maintaining attorney-client privilege. This webinar will highlight two key areas. First, potential waiver pitfalls in business transactions. How much information is too much? Should a buyer/licensee/funder ask to review privileged documents related to the prosecution of the target’s patents? Can the two sides to a deal share privileged information without the privilege being lost? Does the answer depend on whether or not a deal is consummated or what district is involved? Second, how the recent case of In Re: Queen’s University at Kingston, PARTEQ Research and Development Innovations has re-shaped the landscape of privilege when patent agents are involved.  Our panelists will draw on decades of experience to provide guidance on these thorny issues and more.