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After the licensing agreement is signed and done, what do you do to police the infringement? Many licensors have great difficulty in policing the terms of the licensing agreement and[...]
A successful franchise depends on a strong contractual relationship between the franchisor and franchisee. Lasting success often begins with a well-drafted contract that outlines the obligations and expectations of both[...]
Software licenses have to allocate various risks between licensors and licensees. In fact, it is essential early on to figure out what will happen should things not go as planned. [...]
Software licensing is big business, especially when software happens to be the principal asset of many emerging technology businesses. A license is necessary if one desires to use another’s product,[...]
According to a recent study by UC Hastings’ Professor Robin Feldman, non-practicing entities (or patent trolls or NPEs) file 40% of all patent infringement cases, a number that increased from 22% in[...]
End-user licensing agreements (also called EULAs) are a type of software licensing contract between the owner of the software and the purchaser or user of the software. Under the first[...]
In recent en banc Federal Circuit decisions (Akamai Tech. v. Limelight Networks; Mckesson Tech. v. Epic Systems), the court appeared to make minor changes to the previous law for inducement[...]
Buying a franchise business is not like buying or starting a normal small business. There are different risks, different opportunities, and different commitments. You have to investigate the franchise opportunity,[...]
Here’s a common situation and question I often receive: For inventors and individuals who work as a part of a larger company, who owns the invention (and patent)? The individual[...]
The U.S. Department of Commerce has selected San Jose to get a new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The local sentiment is that having patents examined in the valley may[...]
| About Ali Aalaei, Esq. |
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| Ali is a practicing attorney serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. His three areas of focus are small business, litigation and intellectual property. |
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