Working with Outside Counsel: Selection, Engagement, Maintenance, and Termination

By Ray Wheatley

Effective utilization of the specialized skills of outside counsel is essential to the success of a university technology transfer program. Besides providing services in the areas of patent, trademark, and copyright law, outside counsel can provide advice on licensing transactions, valuation, and new-company formation. Developing and maintaining an effective, long-term relationship with outside counsel is very important, especially when considering the amount of time necessary to commercialize the nascent-stage business opportunities created at most universities.

To read the full paper link to the AUTM Technology Transfer Practice Manual