UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has recently published a list of UK universities that have voluntarily adopted certain (supposedly) best practice policies for deal terms of research transfers to start-ups (we simply refer...more
Profit participation rights are not yet the first choice for incentivizing employees of an exit-driven startup by allowing them to participate in the future success of the startup. However, they offer a more favorable...more
Following a ruling earlier this year by the Regional Labor Court of Munich on the validity of negative vesting clauses (more on this in one of our last Legal Ninja Snapshot), another ruling by a higher German court just came...more