Fundamentals of IP and Licensing – A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan Kankanala at IIMB

Summary

This presentation by Dr. Kalyan Kankanala offers an analytical overview of intellectual property, covering key types such as patents, copyrights, designs, trademarks, and trade secrets. The session explores the relevance of these IP species to business and transitions into the topic of IP licensing, with music licensing serving as the central example. Nuances of music licensing are discussed to illustrate practical aspects. The talk includes notable cases and examples from both legal experience and court decisions. A video version of this frequently delivered presentation may be shared in the future.

This presentation gives an overview of intellectual property and its various species. It discusses some important types of IP such as patents, copyrights, designs, trademarks, trade secrets and so on, in the light of their relevance to business. Then, the presentation moves onto IP licensing, taking music licensing as an example. The nuances of music licensing are explained during the rest of the presentation.


The talk, unfortunately, not a part of this post, is filled with interesting examples and cases, both from courts and experience. This Fun IP presentation has been delivered several times at various forums and we hope to post a video of the same in the future.

Happy Learning!

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