When you retain a supplier to design software, customize its standard product to meet your needs, create engineering specifications, or develop documentation, do you have the right to use it…

Many business people are frustrated by how long it takes their lawyer to review / finalize a contract. The typical complaint:  It took my lawyer (choose one: weeks/ months / years) to…

NTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION – A LICENSEE’S PERSPECTIVE One provision that a customer, or Licensee, should look for in technology agreements is the intellectual property indemnification clause.  This is true whether…

IMPORTING FROM A FOREIGN SUPPLIER You are buying a product from a foreign supplier and will be importing the product into the US. You learn that the US has a…

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME……..Just because a company calls a worker an independent contractor does not make him or her so. For clarification purposes, I’m using “independent contractor” as…

DEFINING USERSA Licensee (one who pays for the right to use, access and benefit from some type of technology) should ensure that the license grant is broad enough to allow…

As a contract manager, purchaser, sales manager, or department head, have you ever felt like your in-house attorney was ignoring you?  Do other departments seem to get priority treatment from…

Understanding binding and non-binding provisions in a Letter of Intent (LOI) is important for anyone who works with business contracts.  Here, we will review some of important information on LOIs…

If you work with contracts, and are looking for a more in-depth understanding of terms and conditions, a contracting seminar with Leslie S. Marell can help you do your job…

Along with poor contract drafting, warranties are the most litigated issue in business contracts.  Typically the parties have different expectations, especially when the buyer claims that the goods or services…