Recent Publications

Weathering the Storm: Qimonda, Patent Licenses and § 365(n)

On October 28, 2011, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an opinion in the Chapter 15 case of Qimonda AG (“Qimonda”). The bankruptcy court held that the application of § 365(n) to executory licenses to U.S. patents was required to sufficiently protect the interests of U.S. patent licensees under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code and that the failure of German insolvency law to protect patent licensees was “manifestly contrary” to United States public policy. >>




Licensing, Information Technology, and Intellectual Property Transactions Practice Group

The Haynes and Boone Licensing, Information Technology, and Intellectual Property Transactions Practice Group is focused on helping clients structuring, negotiating, documenting and closing a wide variety of commercial licensing and related transactions involving technology and intellectual property. Our group includes attorneys located across our offices, and we leverage our established relationships with highly regarded technology law firms in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Our Licensing, Information Technology, and Intellectual Property Transactions Practice Group has the experience to handle anything from non-disclosure agreements, to eCommerce agreements, to software licensing and maintenance agreements, to OEM/VAR agreements, to patent/trademark/copyright license agreements, to joint technology development agreements.

Client Focus

Our lawyers understand the client’s business and business objectives, and possess in-depth knowledge and experience in virtually every major industry, which are key to successful representation in the negotiation and documentation of intellectual property and technology agreements. Several of our attorneys have practical industry experience as a result of prior employment for the government and companies in various industries. Practice members are carefully selected for each project, and quickly work to gain your trust.

Technology Advantage

Haynes and Boone has long recognized the competitive importance of state-of-the-art technology systems in providing legal services. We maintain a substantial technology support staff and have received numerous awards for our use of technology to effectively and efficiently serve our clients. As one example, our Licensing, Information Technology, and Intellectual Property Transactions Practice Group is able to utilize ClientConnect®, Haynes and Boone’s proprietary, Web-based, interactive software application, to enhance communication and collaboration with our clients.