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Technology Law Notes

On contracts, intellectual property, and startup companies. By D. C. Toedt

Ownership

Entering into work-made-for-hire agreements with California consultants can lead to significant problems under state law

January 11, 2011

in Uncategorized

Novell beats SCO, open-source community goes Munchkin

March 31, 2010

in BusDev Dept, IT Dept, Legal Dept, Professsional Services Dept, R&D Dept

Stanford loses patent rights because one of its researchers signed a partner company’s visitor agreement

October 5, 2009

in R&D Dept

Startup company uses flawed software-development contract with outside consultant, ends up having to go to court to stay alive

July 29, 2009

in Contract Management Dept, IT Dept, Professsional Services Dept

Invention ownership – watch out for automatic assignment language in the employment agreement

March 18, 2008

in DCT misc. reading

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