October 01, 2005

TiECon 2005 Midwest

Negotiating IP Ownership

Overview

Ira Kalina participated in a panel consisting of two venture capitalists and the CEO of a venture-funded start-up. The panel addressed topics concerning intellectual property licensing and ownership as related to the entrepreneur, including: common misunderstandings, negotiation tactics, licensing from universities, spinning-off technology from an existing company, determination of royalties and the relationship between intellectual property ownership and exit strategies.