Securing and commercializing intellectual property rights requires solidifying the rights and obligations that exist in every business relationship, whether with collaborators, joint venturers, business partners, independent contractors, employees, suppliers, investors, buyers or sellers. Well-drafted agreements protect intellectual property assets and ensure a more successful business relationship. Often they can avoid costly litigation in the future.
We understand that negotiating and drafting agreements affecting intellectual property requires not only an understanding of the intellectual property and other assets, but also our clients’ business goals. We provide transaction advice and due diligence in the evaluation and management of intellectual property in acquisitions, mergers, financing and bankruptcies. We negotiate and draft licenses, assignments, agreements of purchase and sale, employee agreements, franchise agreements, confidentiality agreements, non-disclosure agreements, web development agreements and e- commerce agreements.