Intellectual Property Law

The licensing of intellectual property is of critical importance today for many companies regardless of size or industry. George P. Shenas has extensive experience in structuring, negotiating, and drafting domestic and international license agreements and can assist the business client in navigating through the myriad of complex issues which arise in these types of transactions. The firm's attorneys have represented both licensors and licensees across varying industries in transactions involving the licensing of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

The firm has:

• Procured the use and transfer of core technology for multi-million dollar international companies through license and acquisition agreements
• Drafted Software and Firmware License and Sublicense Agreements, Software Development Agreements, Beta Test Site Agreements, Software Escrow Agreements, End User License Agreements, Software Royalty Agreements, OEM, VAR and Outsourcing Agreements
• Conducted intellectual property due diligence in merger and acquisition transactions
• Structured complex Systems Integration Agreements involving the cross licensing of patents, software, firmware, and know-how
• Counseled clients on the use of Open Source Software, including software subject to the Gnu General Public License
• Drafted Employee Invention Rights Assignment and Confidentiality Agreements
• Participated in structuring licensing arrangements among the founding members of the Open Security Exchange to enable its member companies to define best practices and to promote vendor-neutral specifications for integrating the management of security devices and policies