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Perspective

Jun. 8, 2016

License to succeed

Done properly, licensing can bridge the gap between the spark of a creative idea and its full commercial potential. By Tom Duley

Thomas E. Duley

Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

Corporate Transactions

555 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco , CA 94104

Phone: (415) 772-1200

UC Davis

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By Tom Duley

People who create art or new technology usually want to see their innovations change the world. Or, as Steve Jobs said, to "put a dent in the universe." Lucky for us that they do.

But it is a rare entrepreneur who can build a Fortune 100 company out of his or her garage, or dorm room or, for that matter, out of their costly biotechnology laboratory. Many inventors don't even want to build a company - they just want to keep creat...

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