Intellectual Property
Intellectual property is increasingly becoming a core asset of many of our clients’ businesses. In today’s technology-driven business environment, the present high-tech marketplace calls for specific legal expertise. Our attorneys are dedicated to both reducing the risks of clients who utilize e-commerce, as well as providing solutions for those who encounter challenges when doing business on the Internet. Silver & Freedman provides a range of technical disciplines to a diverse mix of middle-market clients, individuals, and international companies and has substantial expertise in the following areas:
- Business formation and structuring
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Franchising and licensing
- Software licensing agreements (in and out)
- Internet content licensing and distribution agreements
- Privacy law counseling/internet privacy policies
- Hardware/purchase and sale agreements
- Custom software development
- Product development
- Licensing of trademarks and other intellectual property
- Web-site hosting/operating/co-location/content delivery agreements
- E-commerce agreements
- Professional/consulting services agreements
- Trademark & copyright protection and prosecution
- Intellectual property counseling
- Counseling for insurance in IP matters
- Labor & employment matters
- Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
- Non-solicitation, trade secret and non-compete issues
- Trade secrets and other intellectual property counseling
- Trade secret audits