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		<title>PRECUT confidentiality provisions addendum is up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just posted a one-page (front-and-back) PDF addendum with &#8220;down the middle&#8221; confidentiality provisions, excerpted from the Curator&#8217;s Notes e-book. The addendum can be attached to and incorporated by reference in another contract form. See also: (list is automatically generated)PRECUT NDA: A free, balanced, multi-purpose, nondisclosure agreement Confidential information notes Confidentiality agreement (NDA) short-form starter [...]

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<br/><strong>See also:</strong> <em>(list is automatically generated)</em><ul><li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/precut-nda/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: PRECUT NDA:  A free, balanced, multi-purpose, nondisclosure agreement'>PRECUT NDA:  A free, balanced, multi-purpose, nondisclosure agreement</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/notebook/confidential-information-notes/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Confidential information notes'>Confidential information notes</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/03/confidentiality-agreement-nda-short-form-starter-draft-and-annotated-long-form/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Confidentiality agreement (NDA) short-form starter draft and annotated long form'>Confidentiality agreement (NDA) short-form starter draft and annotated long form</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/precut-confidentiality-provisions-addendum-is-up/</link>
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		<title>Three reasons to educate the other side&#8217;s negotiators what to ask for in the contract</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“If the other side doesn’t know what to ask for, it’s not my job to educate them.” That&#8217;s one reason a contract drafter might not want to use a PRECUT baseline contract form: the other side would be led to the Curator&#8217;s Notes for that form, which would give them a good idea of what [...]

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<br/><strong>See also:</strong> <em>(list is automatically generated)</em><ul><li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/leading-off-with-a-killer-contract-form-document-might-be-a-bad-idea/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Leading off with a &#8220;killer&#8221; contract form document might be a bad idea'>Leading off with a &#8220;killer&#8221; contract form document might be a bad idea</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/precut-nda/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: PRECUT NDA:  A free, balanced, multi-purpose, nondisclosure agreement'>PRECUT NDA:  A free, balanced, multi-purpose, nondisclosure agreement</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2008/11/how-to-convince-a-big-customer-to-use-your-contract-form-and-get-your-sales-people-to-support-you-in-it/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How to convince a big customer to use your contract form &#8211; and get your sales people to support you in it'>How to convince a big customer to use your contract form &#8211; and get your sales people to support you in it</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/three-reasons-to-educate-the-other-sides-negotiators-what-to-ask-for-in-the-contract/</link>
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		<title>Leading off with a &#8220;killer&#8221; contract form document might be a bad idea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some say it’s best to start a contract negotiation by sending the other side your &#8220;hardball&#8221; or &#8220;killer&#8221; contract form that&#8217;s extremely biased toward your side. By doing so (the theory goes), you set the other side&#8217;s expectations, and increase the odds that you&#8217;ll eventually get more of what you want. Doing so also gives [...]

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<br/><strong>See also:</strong> <em>(list is automatically generated)</em><ul><li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/three-reasons-to-educate-the-other-sides-negotiators-what-to-ask-for-in-the-contract/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Three reasons to educate the other side&#8217;s negotiators what to ask for in the contract'>Three reasons to educate the other side&#8217;s negotiators what to ask for in the contract</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2008/11/how-to-kill-a-big-company-deal-in-the-cradle-insist-on-using-your-contract-form/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How to kill a big-company deal in the cradle: Refuse to use the other side&#8217;s contract form'>How to kill a big-company deal in the cradle: Refuse to use the other side&#8217;s contract form</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/02/cramming-down-a-killer-contract-might-give-you-a-wounded-tiger-to-deal-with-later-on/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Cramming down a killer contract might give you a wounded tiger to deal with later on'>Cramming down a killer contract might give you a wounded tiger to deal with later on</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/leading-off-with-a-killer-contract-form-document-might-be-a-bad-idea/</link>
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		<title>PRECUT NDA:  A free, balanced, multi-purpose, nondisclosure agreement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[UPDATED 2010-09-02] PRECUT &#8482; NDA Downloads NDA form (fillable PDF) Curator&#8217;s Notes (PDF) Word document containing all PRECUT NDA clauses, plus numerous other NDA provisions that can be copied to a custom addendum (RTF) Confidentiality provisions adddendum&#160;&#8212; just the confidentiality provisions from the PRECUT NDA, for possible use with other agreements Commentary The PRECUT &#8482; [...]

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<br/><strong>See also:</strong> <em>(list is automatically generated)</em><ul><li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/precut/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: PRECUT free, balanced, curated technology contracts'>PRECUT free, balanced, curated technology contracts</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/precut-confidentiality-provisions-addendum-is-up/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: PRECUT confidentiality provisions addendum is up'>PRECUT confidentiality provisions addendum is up</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/03/confidentiality-agreement-nda-short-form-starter-draft-and-annotated-long-form/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Confidentiality agreement (NDA) short-form starter draft and annotated long form'>Confidentiality agreement (NDA) short-form starter draft and annotated long form</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/precut-nda/</link>
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		<title>How to write and file a patent application in one day, without taking notes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted a PDF of a six-slide deck I did for a recent client presentation. It explains the approach I use to do inventor interviews for patent applications. In a nutshell, the inventor and I camp out in a conference room with my laptop (or we work remotely over a screen-sharing connection). We collaboratively draft [...]

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<br/><strong>See also:</strong> <em>(list is automatically generated)</em><ul><li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/05/a-patent-owners-lawyer-waves-the-flag-for-the-jury-or-is-it-the-bloody-shirt/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A patent owner&#8217;s lawyer waves the flag for the jury &#8211; or is it the bloody shirt?'>A patent owner&#8217;s lawyer waves the flag for the jury &#8211; or is it the bloody shirt?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/04/how-patent-claims-work-a-variety-of-different-and-statements-all-ord-together/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How patent claims work:  A variety of different AND statements, all OR&#8217;d together'>How patent claims work:  A variety of different AND statements, all OR&#8217;d together</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/inventor-interviews-for-patent-applications-aone-and-done-mostly-approach/</link>
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		<title>Sometimes it&#8217;s good to know whom you&#8217;re debating &#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hacker News links to a funny story about a Microsoft conference speaker who found out, too late, just who the audience member was that he was debating. See also the HN comments. The story reminded me of an analogous experience I had some years ago. A client asked me to help negotiate a software license [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/sometimes-its-good-to-know-whom-youre-debating/</link>
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		<title>Litigation &#8220;prenuptial agreement&#8221; would be more palatable with a limited opt-out window</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m intrigued by the so-called &#8220;litigation prenup,&#8221; a.k.a. the Economical Litigation Agreement, or &#8220;ELA,&#8221; that&#8217;s being proposed by Boston litigator and former judge Daniel Winslow, along with the International Institute for Conflict Prevention &#038; Resolution (CPR Institute). Sure, there are the inevitable nay-sayers who claim that judges won&#8217;t like it (I think they&#8217;re wrong about [...]

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<br/><strong>See also:</strong> <em>(list is automatically generated)</em><ul><li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/03/contract-clauses-specifying-good-faith-can-result-in-greater-discovery-expenses-in-litigation/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Contract clauses specifying &#8220;good faith&#8221; can result in greater discovery expenses in litigation'>Contract clauses specifying &#8220;good faith&#8221; can result in greater discovery expenses in litigation</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/litigation-prenuptial-agreement-would-be-more-palatable-with-a-limited-opt-out-window/</link>
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		<title>Spectrum sharing could use some standardized contracts, it sounds like</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reader Matt Richards of Constant Wave, a vendor of signal-analysis software, reports on an area where standardized contracts could do some good: I was at a spectrum sharing conference this week, and it seems like a target-rich environment for lawyers in general. However, someone commented that a lot of progress could be made by businesses [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/08/spectrum-sharing-could-use-some-standardized-contracts-it-sounds-like/</link>
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		<title>David Healey&#8217;s top-ten wish list for patent license clauses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My former law partner David Healey has posted an excellent list of clauses that a licensee should press for in negotiating a patent license agreement, especially when taking the license to settle an infringement lawsuit. (Dave knows whereof he speaks; he has pulled off some stunning negotiations for licensees.) See also: (list is automatically generated)Patent [...]

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<br/><strong>See also:</strong> <em>(list is automatically generated)</em><ul><li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2009/06/patent-rocket-docket-in-e-d-texas-more-transfer-motions-expected-after-appellate-reversals-of-denials/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Patent rocket docket in E.D. Texas &#8211; more transfer motions expected after appellate reversals of denials'>Patent rocket docket in E.D. Texas &#8211; more transfer motions expected after appellate reversals of denials</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2009/06/quicken-turbotax-maker-signs-120-million-patent-license-agreement-with-leading-non-practicing-entity/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Quicken, TurboTax maker signs $120 million patent license agreement with leading &#8216;non-practicing entity&#8217;'>Quicken, TurboTax maker signs $120 million patent license agreement with leading &#8216;non-practicing entity&#8217;</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2009/09/how-ebay-might-have-negotiated-an-irrevocable-license-for-skypes-under-the-hood-technology/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Monday-morning quarterbacking:  How eBay might have negotiated an irrevocable license for Skype&#8217;s under-the-hood technology, while leaving ownership with the founders'>Monday-morning quarterbacking:  How eBay might have negotiated an irrevocable license for Skype&#8217;s under-the-hood technology, while leaving ownership with the founders</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/07/david-healeys-top-ten-wish-list-for-patent-license-clauses/</link>
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		<title>Prediction: Spam-filtering patent lawsuit against Apple, Google, etc., will be knocked out early on Bilski &#8220;abstract idea&#8221; grounds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A so-called intellectual property licensing company, supposedly based in Texas, has filed a patent-infringement suit against a long list of big-name defendants, accusing them of infringing the company&#8217;s patent on a spam-filtering technique. Mike Masnick at TechDirt has more details, mocking the company in an acerbic fisking of the press release issued by its law [...]

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<br/><strong>See also:</strong> <em>(list is automatically generated)</em><ul><li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/06/supreme-courts-bilski-decision-leaves-door-ajar-for-patenting-at-least-some-business-methods/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Supreme Court&#8217;s Bilski decision leaves door ajar for patenting at least some business methods'>Supreme Court&#8217;s Bilski decision leaves door ajar for patenting at least some business methods</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2003/09/california-anti-spam-law-welcome-plaintiffs-bar/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: California Anti-Spam Law &#8211; Welcome, Plaintiffs&#8217; Bar'>California Anti-Spam Law &#8211; Welcome, Plaintiffs&#8217; Bar</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2009/11/google-sued-for-patent-infringement-over-courgette-differential-compression-algorithm/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google sued for patent infringement over Courgette differential compression algorithm'>Google sued for patent infringement over Courgette differential compression algorithm</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.ontechnologylaw.com/2010/07/prediction-spam-filtering-patent-lawsuit-against-apple-google-etc-will-be-knocked-out-early-on-bilski-abstract-idea-grounds/</link>
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