Intellectual Property Licensing

             Edward J. Marshall can help you negotiate your intellectual property contracts and licensing agreements.

Avoid Hidden Surprises

             Many contracts between contractors and subcontractors involve Intellectual Property ownership and licensing issues.  In some cases, intellectual property creation and ownership is the entire basis of an agreement.

             Even if intellectual property ownership is not the main thrust of the agreement, patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret ownership and licensing issues can result in some nasty surprises down the road if not properly addressed.  Is there a compulsory license to all of your business’ intellectual property buried somewhere in the “boilerplate” language of a contract?  Is there a joint ownership clause that might prevent your company from later asserting patents you thought you owned?

Have Someone On Your Side

             Business people often spend a significant portion of their time negotiating.  They negotiate with employees, vendors, competitors, government regulators, and customers.  Sometimes, however, especially when dealing with complex intellectual property rights, it helps to have an intellectual property attorney on your side. 

             Edward J. Marshall can help individuals, too.  If you are an individual inventor and want someone to assist with patent or other intellectual property licensing negotiations, we can be the point of contact between you and a manufacturer,  supplier, or other potential licensee.

Call or email Edward J. Marshall, Attorney at Law to see if we can help.