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Information Technology Transactions: Strategy, Negotiations and Drafting
Professor Todd Harris J.D. Seminar 295 | 3 credit hours This class will consider commercial transactions structured around the transfer of information technology ("IT"), focusing primarily upon the software and bioinformatics industries. Whereas traditional curricula have approached this subject matter as a species of intellectual property licensing, this course will emphasize the multi-disciplinary approach that tech lawyers must adopt in order to represent tech clients effectively, drawing upon from inter alia, contract law, commercial law/UCC and intellectual property law (but also from corporate law, consumer protection law, privacy law, antitrust, bankruptcy, accounting, export regulation and several international accords). The class is organized around archetypal models of commercial IT transfer; with each such model, students will study the interplay among statutory, regulatory and case law frameworks (as well as industry standard practices) that are relevant to shaping and structuring particular tech deals. At a practical level, key contractual provisions and negotiation strategies will be explored, and class assignments will include contract negotiation and drafting exercises. Recommended: A basic intellectual property course or Copyright Law.
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