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Allocation of Risk in Master Service Agreements with Tech Companies
by Maria Juri and Jana Gouchev, August 2021 Well negotiated Master Service Agreements (MSAs) are so important to the working relationship of service providers and clients. The MSA sets the terms of engagement for all current and future work. Unlike traditional service...
Allocation of Risk in Master Service Agreements with Tech Companies
Negotiating the allocation of risk provisions in an MSA to avoid possible pitfalls in a vendor agreement or master service agreement in technology deals.
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Is it Trademark Infringement? Three Tips to Protect Your Brand Reputation
If you want to protect your company from trademark infringement, it’s critical that you do the work to register your trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. If you do, you’ll have a better chance of proving trademark infringement and stop another company / competitor from stealing and copying your trademarks and infringing your trade dress.
CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: FanCamp Keeps You in the Loop on Your Favorite Events!
Clint Chang is the founder of FanCamp – an app that keeps track of all your favorite bands, teams, performers, and shows – letting you know whenever there are events in your city.
7 Ways to Gain Competitive Advantage During Contract Negotiations
Contract negotiations can get complicated, but it’s critical you don’t set aside the tough issues for another day. You need to make sure you’ve covered even the minutiae before the deal is made. It’s often easier to consider the contract section by section, instead of as one single document, which can get overwhelming.
Client Spotlight – Friends NYC
Friends NYC is a 2200-square-foot indie department store / retail goodness that started as a friendship pact between wannabe-sisters Mary Meyer and Emma Kadar-Penner. “When we initially started our business, we were flying by the seat of our pants.”
7 Corporate Secrets to Uncover in Due Diligence During an Acquisition
When you’re considering a company to acquire, that process to vet the target and make the most informed decision for your business can get complicated. It’s the ultimate due diligence project.
Expanding globally? 5 tips for global trademark registration
Just as business owners have taken the smart steps to protect their trademark and other intellectual property here in the United States, they also need to take action to safeguard their assets when they do business abroad.
Client Spotlight – Decodist
Meet Jason Shaw – Founder of Decodist, a company that addresses the gap in the website development industry. Decodist makes high-value technology more accessible to small businesses. The company plans to scale out Decodist on an international level, and...
Merger, Stock Sale, Asset Sale: What’s Best for You
When deciding to sell a company, business owners have plenty of critical and complicated decisions to make. And among those tasks is selecting the appropriate legal structure for the sale itself.
Got an Exit Strategy? Here’s How To Get Your Business Ready For A Sale
A smooth business exit can’t happen without preparation, careful planning and the support of a knowledgeable team. Here are four critical steps as you get your business ready for a sale.
Client Spotlight: Good Move
Meet Michelle Foster – Owner and mastermind behind Good Move – a neighborhood go-to restaurant in Brooklyn. When Michelle decided to acquire a restaurant space and rebrand it as her own, she recognized the need for legal help in navigating the process.
You Got a Trademark Office Action? Here’s What To Do Next
Office Actions are a common hurdle for trademark applications. If you didn’t involve an experienced trademark attorney from the beginning, this is the time to hire one, so you can get past these challenges and get your trademark registered.
Why Not Getting Trademark Clearance is Like Skydiving Without a Parachute
You’ve done your research and know it’s important to register your trademark. Now you’re shopping around for an affordable attorney, and maybe considering using an online service instead. If they’re diligent, lawyers should recommend you do an in-depth search called a...
The Best (& Worst) Practices of Due Diligence for an Acquisition
Disney buys Pixar - and then Marvel a few years later. Facebook acquires Instagram. And Google takes over Android. These are just a handful of some of the business world’s savviest acquisitions - corporate purchases that can transform a company. With them,...
How and Why Startup Founders Should Make an 83(b) Election
While most important business decisions center around the business itself, there’s a critical choice founders must make: whether to make a Section 83(b) election. If they don’t make the decision in time, founders could face some serious tax consequences....
The Dangers of Free Online Contracts
Often businesses use free online contracts for partnership agreements, employees, consultants, vendors, etc. Since these are such important relationships, you need to be confident those contracts indeed benefit and safeguard you and your business. Your...
Let’s Make Some Money: Monetizing Your Trademarks
Whether they’ve developed the latest fitness craze, industry disturbing technology, or built a global agency, businesses must protect every aspect of their intellectual property – including registering its actual name and the logos that go with it as...
Client Spotlight: intenSati
Patricia Moreno, celebrity fitness instructor and successful entrepreneur, is on a mission to help others live a healthy and fulfilled life, changing the way they look at food, exercise, and themselves. Patricia is the founder of IntenSai. She focuses on spiritual...
Avoid These 10 Mistakes When Purchasing a Franchise
For those with entrepreneurial dreams, buying a franchise might seem like an easy way to launch into business ownership. After all, with a franchise, much of the hard work is done. You’re investing in an already popular brand and often can capitalize on...
What to Know About Seed-Stage Funding (And Where to Find It)
Answering the important questions: what seed-stage funding is? Is it right for you? Where can you find the funding? It takes a lot of time, energy and, especially, money to build a business from the ground up - even at the earliest stages. For...
Structuring A Franchise Relationship
Are You Considering A Franchise? There are many ways to go about starting a business. You can buy a small business or start your own. Starting from scratch and building a business from the ground up has a certain romanticized allure. Alternatively,...