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Patent License Agreement review

Patent license with *Brulotte / Kimble* post-expiration-royalty screen and 35 U.S.C. § 287 marking.

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What it checks

Licensed patents identified by number

Patent license must identify Licensed Patents by patent / application number.

Critical · IPL-007

License grant scope — exclusivity, field, territory, sublicensing

Patent license grant must specify exclusivity, field of use, territory, and sublicensing rights.

Critical · IPL-008

Brulotte / Kimble — royalties beyond patent expiration

Royalty obligations that extend beyond patent expiration violate the Brulotte / Kimble rule absent a step-down or unbundling.

Warning · IPL-009

Royalty rate, base, audit

Patent license must state royalty rate, base, payment timing, and audit right.

Critical · IPL-010

Patent marking obligation — 35 U.S.C. § 287

Licensee should be required to mark licensed products with patent number(s) per 35 U.S.C. § 287 to preserve damages.

Warning · IPL-011

Improvements / grant-back

Patent license should address whether improvements made by licensee are licensed back.

Warning · IPL-012

Every run also applies 125 general checks that belong to any agreement: structure, parties and signatures, defined terms, cross-references, dates, amounts, and one-sided terms.

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