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Bellemare on the Use of Preferential Rights in Intellectual Property Agreements

By Media Law Prof Blog

Antoine Bellemare, Laval University, is publishing On the Use of Preferential Rights in Intellectual Property Agreements in volume 51 of les Nouvelles: Journal of the Licensing Executives Society (September 2016). Here is the abstract.

This article reviews the four main types of preferential rights – options, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer and rights of first negotiation – and discusses their use, benefits and limitations in intellectual property agreements.

Download the article from SSRN at the link.