Business Agreements & Transactions

Our business lawyers and transactions counsel have the experience to advise on "day-to-day" contract drafting and negotiation, as well as experience with the corporate lifecycle from business formation through mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. When even the most well-planned businesses find an unexpected obstacle, we also have expereience with separation agreements, settlement agreements, and other resolutions when winding up a business. Our business attorneys have the foresight to help you anticipate and mitigate the risk of potential problems through executing comprehensive business agreements.

Specifically, we have experience with a number of business agreements including:

Intellectual Property Agreements:

Patent Licensing Agreements: Grant permission to another party to use, manufacture, or sell your patented invention for a defined period in exchange for royalties or a one-time fee.
Software Licensing Agreements: Grant permission to use your copyrighted software in exchange for a fee or subscription. May include open-source licensing models like GPL or MIT.
Trade Secret Agreements: Maintain confidentiality of your valuable know-how or trade secrets in exchange for restricted access by other parties (e.g., non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with employees, contractors, or partners).
Copyright Assignment Agreements: Transfer ownership rights of your copyrighted material (e.g., software code, creative content) to another party.

Examples of technology development and collaboration agreements include:

Technology Development and Collaboration Agreements:

Joint Development Agreements (JDAs): Collaborate with another party to develop a new technology, outlining ownership rights, profit sharing, and development responsibilities.
Manufacturing and Development Agreements: Outsource the manufacturing or development of your technology to another party, defining quality standards, timelines, and intellectual property ownership.
Research and Development (R&D) Agreements: Collaborate with universities or research institutions to conduct research and development activities on specific technologies.

Technology transfer agreements we have experience with include:

Technology Transfer Agreements:

Asset Purchase Agreements: Sell ownership rights of your technology assets (patents, software, trade secrets) to another party.
Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Agreements: Combine your company with another, potentially involving technology assets as part of the deal.

Commercial transactions we have experience with include:

Commercial Transactions:

Software as a Service (SaaS) Agreements: Govern the use of cloud-based software applications by customers, outlining subscription fees, service level agreements (SLAs), and data security measures.
Technology Integration Agreements: Facilitate the integration of your technology with another party's system, defining responsibilities, data sharing protocols, and potential licensing terms.
E-commerce Agreements: Establish terms and conditions for online sales of technology products or services, including payment processing, customer support, and warranty coverage.
Data Sharing Agreements: Outline the terms for sharing data between your company and another party, addressing data privacy, security, and ownership rights.

Other business agreements we have experience with include:

Other Business Agreements:

Non-Compete Agreements (NCAs): Limit the ability of employees or contractors to work for competitors for a defined period after leaving your company.
Terms of Service (TOS) and Privacy Policies: For websites and mobile applications, define user rights and responsibilities regarding data collection, usage, and privacy.

Our substantial real world experience has provided our clients valuable insight into solving complex legal problems. We welcome the opportunity to provide you more detailed information about our firm and see how we can work together. Please contact us to schedule a free initial consultation, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Torrey Pines Law Group, PC serves technology innovators with protecting intellectual property, obtaining regulatory approvals and clearances, and making deals and closing technology transactions throughout the U.S., including in major technology hubs such as San Diego, San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Jose, Silicon Valley, Boston, Cambridge, Chicago, Minneapolis, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Denver, Seattle, Portland, Boulder, Orlando, the Research Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill), the Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC), Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Ann Arbor, and throughout Southern California in Los Angeles, Orange County, Irvine, Torrey Pines, Sorrento Valley, and La Jolla.

We have experience with international intellectual property, regulatory and transactional matters pending in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou China; Tokyo, Japan; Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt Germany; Tel Aviv Israel; Mumbai, Bengaluru, and New Delhi India; London and Edinburgh United Kingdom; Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Montreal Canada; Dublin, Ireland; Cape Town, South Africa; Mexico City and Tijuana Mexico; Brussels, Belgium; Copenhagen, Denmark; Paris, France; Madrid and Barcelona Spain; Moscow, Russia; Santiago, Chile; Montevideo, Uruguay; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Brazil; Seoul, South Korea; Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong; Hanoi, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Milan, Italy; Singapore; Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide Australia; Auckland, New Zealand; Oslo, Norway; Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland; Kiev, Ukraine; Budapest, Hungary; Vienna, Austria; Prague, Czechia; Geneva and Lausanne Switzerland; Bahrain; Doha, Qatar; Abu Dhabi and Dubai UAE; and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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