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Dreadful Drafting on Indemnities: The Do's and Don'ts of Indemnity Clauses in Intellectual Property Agreements

Presented by John T. Ramsay, Q.C.

Date:
November 14, 2007

Time:
12:00 noon (informal lunch with 30 minute presentation followed by questions)

Location:
Brownlee LLP - Barristers and Solicitors
Patent and Trade-mark Agents
2000 Watermark Tower
530 - 8th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3S8
Main: (403) 232-8300

Background:
John will review the best and worst of indemnity clauses in this presentation. Indemnity clauses are often dismissed as generic "boilerplate" language. Technology licensees and licensors are well advised to review these clauses carefully when negotiating licenses, and weed-out "dreadful drafting" from precedents and license templates. This presentation will provide practical tips on the do's and don't of drafting indemnity clauses.

John Ramsay is a partner in the Calgary office of Gowlings, practising in the area of technology law. John is well-known as one of Canada's leading lawyers in intellectual property and technology law. He is also recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada.   John is a member of the Canadian IT Law Association, Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. /Canada) Inc. , Intellectual Property Institute of Canada and the Computer Law Association (U.S.A. ). John has authored numerous articles in the field of intellectual property and licensing, as well as the leading Canadian text, "Ramsay on Technology Transfer and Licensing" published 2002.