CONTRACTS & TRANSACTIONS

JGPC LAW LAWYERS HAVE EXPERTISE IN HANDLING A BROAD RANGE OF BUSINESS CONTRACTS, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS AND BUSINESS PLANNING MATTERS FOR A VARIETY OF BUSINESSES, RANGING FROM ONE-PERSON START-UPS TO FORTUNE 100 PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES.  

JGPC LAW lawyers have significant expertise and experience with internet companies, software development companies, high tech businesses, IT & other service businesses,  leasing entities, financial service organizations, franchises, and manufacturing  companies and a broad range of brick & mortar business.   Our lawyers’ areas of business contracts and business transactional expertise include:

  • Stock redemption plans and executive exit strategies;
  • Licensing Agreements;
  • Distributor Agreements and the structuring of distribution systems;
  • Real property purchase and leasing agreements & negotiations;
  • Corporate and LLC operations & governance;
  • Entity counseling and formation, including: partnerships, corporations,
    and limited liability companies;
  • Buy-Sell agreements and other owner protection agreements;
  • Reorganizing capital structures, including creation of multiple classes of stock & membership interests, warrants and options and convertible debt instruments;
  • Mergers, reorganizations and acquisitions;
  • Private placements;
  • Asset and stock sales;
  • Venture capital and angel financing;
  • Debt financing;

JGPC LAW’S TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF LEGAL SERVICES TO OUR TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS. SUCH SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTING CLIENTS DEALING WITH THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:

  • Hardware
    • Development agreements;
    • Distribution agreements;
    • Value-added reseller agreements;
    • OEM agreements;
    • Equipment loan agreements;
    • Financing agreements;
    • Semiconductor technology licensing agreements; and
    • Volume purchase agreements
  • Software
    • Inbound and outbound licenses;
    • Click wrap agreements;
    • Shrink wrap agreements;
    • Development agreements;
    • Strategic Partnership agreements;
    • Distributor agreements;
    • Evaluation (beta) agreements; and
    • Software escrow agreements
  • Internet
    • Development agreements;
    • Hosting agreements;
    • ASP agreements;
    • Co-branding agreements;
    • Cross-linking agreements;
    • Advertising agreements;
    • Web content licensing agreements;
    • Online store fulfillment agreements;
    • Co-location agreements;
    • Roaming agreements; and
    • Strategic partner agreements
       
  •  Software licensing
    • source code licenses
    • object code licenses
    • software beta test site
    • software site licenses
    • right-to-use licenses
    • bundling arrangements
    • end-user licenses
    • click-through licenses
    • joint venture strategic licenses
    • OEM licensing
    • university licensing
    • prototype development licensing
    • joint development licensing
    • software development and licensing

JGPC LAW lawyers are experienced in advising on and documenting rights relating to derivative works, sub-license rights, protection of source code, allocation of joint rights and cross-licenses, and similar matters, and are skilled in handling maintenance and support items relating to software licenses.

JGPC LAW LAWYERS ARE EXPERTS IN STRUCTURING AGREEMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEVELOPING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND PROVIDE ADVICE AND PREPARE DOCUMENTS CONCERNING ALL KINDS OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS INCLUDING:

  • R&D for experimental technology
  • prototype development
  • software development
  • semiconductor technology
  • joint developments
  • joint venture technology transfers
  • collaborative research arrangements

JGPC LAW lawyers have expertise in drafting outsourcing agreements and collaborative development agreements, both of which are increasingly important in today’s high tech environment. We provide expert help to our clients on intellectual property issues, contract issues, and practical industry matters arising in this area.

JGPC LAW’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTICE OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF LEGAL SERVICES TO OUR TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS. SUCH SERVICES TYPICALLY INCLUDE ASSISTING CLIENTS IN ASSESSING THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS, ASSISTING CLIENTS IN DEVELOPING AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY, ASSISTING CLIENTS IN PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND LICENSING AND/OR SELLING/ACQUIRING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO AND FROM THIRD PARTIES. SUCH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIC PLANNING SERVICES TYPICALLY INVOLVE:

  • Identifying the client's intellectual property;
  • Advising the client on the best means of protecting their intellectual property;
  • Assisting the client in developing a plan for licensing or selling their intellectual property; and
  • Working closely with patent counsel for patenting inventions.

Please contact one of the following lawyers for assistance with business contracts and business transactions.

            Jim Gulseth

 

            Bob Taylor


Practice Areas:

JGPC Business & Corporate Law is a business law firm providing cost-effective, quality legal services to privately held businesses, business start ups, entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, executives, investors, buyers & sellers throughout the Tri-Valley and the East Bay Area, including Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore, San Ramon, Danville, Walnut Creek, Castro Valley, Fremont, Tracy, Modesto, Manteca, Stockton and all of Alameda County and Contra Costa County. We are here to serve all of your business and corporate law needs.

CONTACT US:
 Please contact us at our Pleasanton, California law office to discuss all of your business law and corporate law needs.

JGPC Business &
Corporate Law
5890 Stoneridge Dr. Suite 102
Pleasanton, CA 94588
925.463.9600 Tel
925.463.9644 Fax
jgpc@jgpc.com
www.jgpc.com