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Intellectual Property Licensing: Overview and Negotiation Points

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Want to learn more about drafting, negotiating, and understanding intellectual property and technology contracts and have 10 minutes to spare? Grab your morning coffee or afternoon tea and dig into our Tech Contract Quick...more

Mayer Brown

Navigating Open Source Pitfalls in Transactions

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With technology deals increasingly involving open source software (OSS), clients are seeking our help analyzing OSS licenses, developing open source policies and negotiating contract terms for open source. In this episode,...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Protecting IP Ownership Rights During Brainstorming or Collaboration Sessions

When two parties come together to discuss a new idea or potential collaboration, the parties are usually operating under the protection of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). If the parties decide to work together, they will...more

Goodwin

Blocking & Tackling – Contracting for Insurtechs

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This is the first in a series of articles in which Goodwin will explore some of the key issues when contracting in the insurtech space. The insurance industry is undergoing substantial innovation, as companies develop new...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Common Misconceptions on Contracting with Developers in Russia and Tips for Contract Review and Negotiation

There are often misconceptions in connection with negotiating intellectual property (IP) development agreements with developers located in Russia. This post details five common misconceptions and provides tips for complying...more

Knobbe Martens

May I Still Call Her Daddy? IP Considerations for When Influencers Outgrow the Brands That Back Them

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When they launched “Call Her Daddy” in 2018, Sofia Franklyn and Alexandra Cooper were relatively unknown. They were two New York City friends candidly dishing about dating and sex without any euphemisms on the internet....more

Kidon IP

Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Manufacturing Process & Personnel (Part 7)

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After deciding on the basic corporate or contractual structure, the company should decide how best to strategically divide the manufacturing process. In the outsourced manufacturing context, the best process involves not only...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Webinar] From Contract To Courtroom: Lessons Learned In Contract Litigation And Trials - September 30th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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What can we learn from past contracts, good and bad, and how they played out in the courtroom? In this presentation, seasoned-in-house counsel, trial attorneys, and a jury consultant will examine lessons learned in litigation...more

Kidon IP

Employees or Independent Contractor Generated IP (Part 2)

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 In part 1, I reviewed patents and copyrights. In this post, I will discuss trade secrets, IP rights, and other protection measures.  Trade Secrets - No federal or state statute expressly addresses initial ownership of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OLNS #6 – Leading Tech Companies through a Downturn

Downturns can be challenging for any company, but the current COVID-19 pandemic shows once more (as the financial crisis did in 2008 and 2009) that the effects of such a crisis on start-ups can be particularly severe....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Automotive & Manufacturing MarketTrends | February 2020, Issue 4

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Welcome to the newest edition of Foley’s MarketTrends newsletter. In this issue, we focus on key legal issues facing the Automotive and Manufacturing industries in 2020. Legal Safeguards in Joint Development Relationships - ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Massachusetts’ High Court Pumps the Brakes on Equitable Tolling of Restrictive Covenant

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For the first time in 15 years, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”), Massachusetts’ highest court, issued a decision analyzing the enforceability of non-solicitation covenants, the distinction between such covenants in the...more

Orrick - Antitrust Watch

Merger Non-Compete Clauses – Be Lawful or Be Gone

Non-compete clauses are commonly included in M&A agreements. Although generally recognized as lawful, non-competes must fulfill certain requirements to comply with antitrust and competition laws. A recent FTC enforcement...more

King & Spalding

Ambassador Lighthizer Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee On Trade Relationship between United States and China

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On February 27, 2019, United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) Robert Lighthizer testified before the House Ways and Means Committee to address the trade relationship between the United States and China. At the hearing,...more

Sullivan & Worcester

The Death and Resurrection of the JV — The Ten Commandments for Foreign Companies who Enter Joint Ventures in China

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In recent years, more and more Chinese investors are presenting international companies with the option to form JV's in China. ZAG-S&W has recently assisted many Israeli and international companies in advising and supporting...more

BCLP

Litigation Issues Arising from M&A Transactions - Don't Cut Corners: How Legal Shortcuts May Come Back to Haunt You Later

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On September 20, San Francisco Partner Meryl Macklin and Los Angeles Partner Katherine Ashton hosted a webinar on the litigation issues arising from M&A transactions and how legal shortcuts could come back to haunt you. ...more

Polsinelli

Alleviate the Fear of a License Counterparty Filing for Bankruptcy

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A legitimate fear among companies negotiating license agreements exists, and that is the fear of the license counterparty filing for bankruptcy. Given the business interruption that ultimately could occur as a result of a...more

WilmerHale

Put Down That Hammer: Four Times When a DIY Approach Is Guaranteed To Backfire

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As a founder, you need to be scrappy, take care of that bottom-line. We get that, we’re all for a DIY approach when it makes sense (psst we even help you do that through our very free document generator). ...more

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