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Licensing

Negotiation and documentation of licensing arrangements are among the services offered by Dickstein Shapiro’s Corporate & Finance Group in conjunction with the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. The firm has been active in all areas of licensing with an emphasis on software licensed for use in the telecommunications, financial services, securities, chemical, and manufacturing industries, representing both licensors and licensees. Many Dickstein Shapiro attorneys have strong technical backgrounds which enable them to understand not only the software business, but also all aspects of software and hardware technologies. Coupled with the firm’s substantial legal experience, Dickstein Shapiro lawyers are able to develop practical solutions to complex licensing and technological issues.

Representative engagements include:

  • Representation of Bertelsmann AG in its worldwide licensing and implementation of software designed to customize SAP software to the manufacturing company’s business needs;
  • Representation of a U.S. clothing manufacturer in connection with various matters concerning its licensing arrangements with Polo, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Alexander Julian, and Reebok;
  • Representations of a variety of licensees including several Fortune 50 companies in turnkey licensing agreements with IBM, including the utilization of IBM services, software, and hardware;
  • Representations of Internet licensors and licensees involving all aspects of Internet-related technologies;
  • Representation of a variety of financial institutions as licensors and as licensees of complex financial software technologies;
  • Representation of a Fortune 100 manufacturing conglomerate in all of its software outsourcing licenses and contracts;
  • Representation of a leading media company in connection with the negotiation with Oracle Corporation and other technology partners of software licensing and consulting agreements relating to the development of a software platform for a large online venture; and
  • Representation of Financial Sciences Corporation, a developer of corporate treasury software, in licenses of its software to companies including John Deere, Hitachi, and Koch Industries.
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