Litigation and Licensing

Inbound and outbound licensing of intellectual property can serve as a significant source of revenue or a critical way to expand your intellectual property and product base. Our licensing attorneys are well-versed in handling this important aspect of your business, bringing our extensive experience in sophisticated intellectual property transfer and licensing transactions to your business needs and goals. Our experience includes, among other areas:

• software licenses and development agreements
• support and maintenance agreements
• source code escrow agreements
• hardware leasing and purchase agreements
• computer service and outsourcing agreements
• biotechnology licenses
• OEM agreements
• dealership agreements
• vendor distribution forms
• manufacturer’s representative agreements
• patent, trade secret and trademark agreements for use both nationally and internationally

From designing domestic and international off-line and online distribution frameworks to supporting contracts for various types of software and media products and services, Holland & Knight’s licensing attorneys leverage their core industry experience with that of related practice areas including Media, Communications and Entertainment Law, Computer Law, E-Commerce and Technology and Emerging Companies, among others.