Technology
transfer is the process of patenting a basic scientific discovery, assessing its potential for private development, licensing
key intellectual property to an outside entity, and, hopefully, reaping financial rewards from a product.
Legal services provided by us include determining the appropriate business entity, jurisdiction and taxation status, structuring and formation of new entities, foreign investments, foreign collaborations, joint ventures, and technology absorption, setting up of branch offices, liaison offices or project offices, tax planning, developing and documenting shareholder agreements, creating executive employment agreements that attract and retain
key leadership, identifying and securing
intellectual property via trademarks, patents and copyright protection, creating business financing strategies, advising clients for ongoing business needs and transactions, distributorships, sales agreements, stockholders» buy - sell agreements, franchise agreements,
intellectual property and license agreements, outsourcing agreements, licensing agreements and technology
transfers, including hardware, software and other services and products, trade practices, advertising and promotions.
The
key, suggests Charron, is to include specific
intellectual property language in both the listing agreement and the subscriber agreement that ensures appropriate
transfers of copyright from consumer to sales associate to broker, and, as appropriate, to the MLS.