Antitrust Guidance for Intellectual Property Licensing

Read this new practice note by Daniel Swanson and Julian Kleinbrodt from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher to get up to speed on antitrust risks in intellectual property licensing. Leverage legal strategies for common scenarios faced in licensing intellectual property and adopt an expert approach to avoid running afoul of the antitrust laws in the context of intellectual property transactions.

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