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1158 articles on contract law, deals, policy and legal technology, including the full Clausehound and DealPrep blog archives.
McDonald's Asked to Pay Rent for Their Own Sign? Only In Times Square.
Parties to an agreement should look out for additional expenses being added upon renewal of an agreement.
The Overburden of Additional Rent and Keeping Up With the Monthly Rent
Tenants to a commercial lease should consider drafting a 'rent catch-up' clause, in the event that additional rent owed increases by a drastic amount.
The ABCs of MSAs
The article discusses three factors to consider in a Software Development Master Services Agreement.
A License to Pirate - Counterfeit Labels in Your Software Agreements
In the world of fashion, the label changes everything. In the world of legal (drafting) fashion however, lawyers, being human, will of course look at the headings, and must resist being influenced...
Envy Isn't Illegal: How You Should Use It
Greed isn’t good. Because greed is never satisfied. Greed creates an endless void that motivates poor decisions, causes the destruction of critical partnerships and inflames one’s sense of inadequacy. But, Envy. That’s...
Survival Gear: Making the Confidentiality Clause a ‘Survivor’ of the Employment Contract
This article discusses the possible implications of including a confidentiality clause in an employment contract.
Designer Labels and Legal Fashion: Don’t Be Fooled by Appearances
We see what we expect to see, and the fashion industry has been making $ billions exploiting this principle. In the world of fashion, the label changes everything. In the world of...
Why Hire a Lawyer When I Can Download an Free NDA Draft from the Internet?
This article discusses the risks of using internet sourced NDA contracts rather than hiring a lawyer.
The New Age Articling Student – Using Legal Technology to Learn and Draft More Efficiently
How has legal technology affected you? This is the third perspective in a three part series."
Started from The Bottom: An Articling Student’s Legal Drafting Experience using a Document Comparison Tool
How has legal technology affected you? This is the second perspective in a three part series."
1982 - Legal Technology Compared to Document Drafting with Typewriters… Memories of a Techno-dino...
How has legal technology affected you? This is the first perspective in a three part series.
Blog Bite: What can a business do to obtain rights to intellectual property developed by an independent contractor?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com highlights the importance of obtaining the broadest possible rights in intellectual property created by an independent contractor in the course of their work for...
From Lease to Purchase
A lease may have an option to purchase clause. For example, a lease may have a minimum rent provision along with a payment to be held in escrow for the purchase of...
Beware When Entering Into a Lease Agreement
Before entering into a lease agreement, the tenant should negotiate the option to remove trade fixtures and leave the premises as the tenant had entered it.
Confidential Information & Name For Your Product
This articles discusses how to protect confidential information, and maintain intellectual property while naming a product.
Can corporations establish the venue for litigation based on their registered business address?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com discusses the decision-making of the location of the registered office (and books and records) as a strategy to choose the venue for litigation.
Blog Bite: When is Patent Defense dangerous for Innovation?
The article calls on Congress to protect innovative companies from attacks by patent privateers, who divert energy from innovation.
Blog Bite: What should a Swiss business keep in mind when considering establishing a joint venture in China?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com looks at the growing relationship of Switzerland to Asia by means of a free trade agreement that creates prospects for growth through mergers and...
Blog Bite: What laws will govern an agreement when the parties are from different provinces?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com discusses how parties who are from different provinces can decide together upon what governing law their contract shall preside under.
Answer All the Questions About Ownership of IP Before Collaborating with a University
The hugely successful corporation, Google, was a spin off from research done for a PhD thesis at Stanford. But if your business is considering working with IP that originates from a university,...
Drag-along Provisions Allow for Future Flexibility
If there is a bona fide takeover bid from a third party, a majority of the shareholders can agree to the take-over on behalf of all shareholders due to the drag-along provisions....
Paying with Shares: The Employee’s Perspective
This article discusses the employee benefits of a stock option plan or agreement.
Paying With Shares: The Employer’s Perspective
This article discusses the option of "paying with shares" which allows startups to offer their employees to purchase shares in the company in lieu of a raise.
Good Background IP Protection is Not a Luxury in a Difficult Economy.
Mining corporations have been especially vulnerable to the recent economic upheavals in the Chinese economy, however mining corporations should think twice beofre neglecting to protect their IP.