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What Should Be In An Intellectual Property Licensing Agreement?

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Basics of IP License Agreements Fundamentally, an intellectual property license agreement is a contract between two companies over the use of intellectual property. A license agreement can include anything covered under patents, copyrights, and trademarks. In this scenario a licensor owns the intellectual property and the license agreement allows the licensee to utilize the property […]

Why Do Most Software Purchases Come With A EULA?

By Drew Stevens

Why Do Most Software Purchases Come With A EULA? When a person downloads software or a mobile application, they typically have to agree to an end-user license agreement (EULA) in order to use the software or app. Why is it common practice to include a EULA in a software purchase? The agreement grants the consumer […]

What are the 4 Types of Intellectual Property?

By Drew Stevens

Whether you are looking to hire contract lawyers regarding intellectual property concerns or you are seeking legal counsel for an invention or an idea , it is important to understand the different types of intellectual property. Depending on your business or product, certain types of intellectual property may or may not apply to your intellectual […]

What is the Difference Between a EULA and a Software License Agreement?

By Drew Stevens

When it comes to software, lawyers, and legal contracts, it can be easy to get license agreements mixed up. There are a number of agreements out there, and the type of agreement that you want depends on what you’re trying to accomplish. Some of the more popular agreements include the end user license agreement (EULA), […]

Software Development Agreement Checklist

By Drew Stevens

Whether you’re the developer or the client, your first major software development agreement can cover a number of key but confusing topics and provisions. To address this, our Columbus, Ohio software attorney put together this general checklist for software development agreements. While this is not meant to cover each variety of a contract that you […]

What federal or state laws protect owners of intellectual property

By Drew Stevens

Generally, intellectual property law consists of a framework of federal laws and state laws. For owners of intellectual property, it can be confusing at times as to the scope of what intellectual property law protects. Traditionally, intellectual property law consists of four major areas  – trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. Here, we’ll cover these […]

Suing for Trademark Infringement Part II: Calculating Damages

By Andrew D. Randol

In Suing for Trademark Infringement Part I, our Columbus business litigation attorney discussed the elements a plaintiff must prove to win a trademark infringement case. In Suing for Trademark Infringement Part II, our Columbus commercial litigation attorney discusses the monetary awards a plaintiff is entitled to for winning a trademark infringement suit. A plaintiff who […]

SaaS Agreement Checklist: Service Levels; Support and Maintenance; Severity Levels

By Drew Stevens

As a SaaS lawyer in Columbus, Ohio, there are a number of key provisions that I typically discuss with clients when reviewing their existing Software as a Services contracts or creating new SaaS agreement templates. Three key areas of a well-defined Software as a Service agreement are service levels, support and maintenance, and service level […]

Suing for Trademark Infringement Part I: What Constitutes Trademark Infringement

By Andrew D. Randol

Suing for trademark or service mark infringement can be quite complicated. Rather than copy a mark directly, infringers often use a mark that is just similar enough to draw the ire of the valid holder of the mark and leave some dispute as to whether it is an attempt to cause confusion in the marketplace. […]

SaaS Agreement Checklist: Data Provisions

By Drew Stevens

Regardless of whether you’re the service provider or the customer, one of the key issues to be aware of with software as a service (SaaS) is data. Multiple facets of data, from ownership and licenses, to data backup and access, to loss of data should be considered by both parties. SaaS Attorney Ohio Clarity in […]

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