Software Licensing Agreements

ACI’s annual Software Licensing Agreements conference is THE event to attend to gain practical information on how to negotiate and draft more lucrative and airtight software license agreements, from in-house counsel, contract managers and business executives who know how to do it best

Software licensing as an IT platform is evolving. Companies across industries are reevaluating their technology budgets, looking to get the most bang for their buck, while still decreasing their total spend. As such, more attention is being paid to software service and licensing models, placing additional importance on negotiating agreements that will strike the best balance of benefi ts and risks for both parties.

Key issues including IP infringement, warranties, limitations on liability, indemnification and open source continue to be hotly contested during contract negotiations, while emerging issues concerning data privacy, the protection of software in the context of M&As, consolidations and restructurings and growing concerns posed by operation within global markets continue to present new challenges for parties on both sides.

To provide you with specific insights into how to tackle these and other developing issues in software licensing, American Conference Institute has assembled a diverse faculty representing the perspective of both the licensor and the licensee who will engage you in two days of best practice sharing and benchmarking. Learn how your colleagues including – Agilent Technologies, AMD, Bank of America, CA, Cryptography Research, Dell, Electronic Arts, EMC, Exaimage, Intel Corporation, Juniper Networks, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft Corporation, MontaVista Software, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Netfl ix, Oracle, salesforce.com, Shaklee and Sony Computer Entertainment – are confronting today’s challenges when structuring software license agreements.

Take advantage of the opportunity to share best practices and gain insights from your peers and colleagues during the following new sessions:

Enforcing an Infringement and Indemnification Clause – setup as a live mock negotiation, this panel will provide a thorough exploration of key contract terms and how they are negotiated on the front end and then subsequently enforced on the back end.

Interactive Brainstorming Live Q&A – the final session of the conference, this panel has been designed to provide an opportunity for attendees to pose unsolicited questions and engage in realtime discussion with the speakers and attendees regarding what their most pressing challenges are in this area.

Add value to your attendance by joining us at one or both of the Advanced Master Class Sessions –

New for this year – Session A – Software License Negotiation Tactics – an advanced training session on how to get the results you want by assessing early on what the goals and objective are of each party and then strategically utilizing negotiation skills to accomplish that goal

Session B – Drafting and Streamlining Your Software License – a working group session designed to provide a forum for talking through various mock scenarios, marking up sample license agreements and discussing solutions to challenges often encountered during the license drafting process

A rare opportunity to get the answers to your most pressing questions from the companies on the leading edge of developments in software licensing, you will walk away from this conference having gained valuable, practical information you can take back to your company to negotiate better deals in the future. Register now by calling 888-224-2480; faxing your registration to 877-927-1563; or, registering onlinr.