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NOTE:The following represents ten highlights
from the interview by @MoeAbdou, founder & host of 33voices®.
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David W. Tollen
Attorney and author, as well as a founder of Adeli & Tollen LLP, a technology and intellectual property
law firm with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and
the Silicon Valley.
33voices.com/David-W-Tollen
Contracts define the nature of business relationships - don’t delegate them.instead work with a superb legal team and understand the parameters.
No.1
33voices.com/David-W-TollenNo.2
Remember that contracts are not about winning a legal case in the future,
they specify responsibility.Good fences make good neighbors.
33voices.com/David-W-TollenNo.3
Avoid the emotional debates
with fairness.it’s about leverage - there’s no fairness.
33voices.com/David-W-TollenNo.4
Ideas belong to everyone.Intellectual property is often the exception,
not the rule.
33voices.com/David-W-TollenNo.5
Intellectual property is protected when secured by
copyright, a patent, a trade secret or a trademark.
33voices.com/David-W-TollenNo.6
Non-disclosure Agreementsare of little value unless they specify explicitly
the confidential information.
33voices.com/David-W-TollenNo.6
Non-disclosure Agreementsare of little value unless they specify explicitly
the confidential information.
33voicesDavid Tollen - Non-Disclosure Agreements
33voices.com/David-W-TollenNo.7
The initial section of a contract specifies the key promisesmade by both parties.be clear and avoid ambiguity.
33voices.com/David-W-TollenNo.8
Distinguish clearly between a license and a sale.a license give a right of usage,
not ownership.
33voices.com/David-W-TollenNo.9
The indemnity and limits of liability clauses are your insurance policy.
opt for specificity.
33voices.com/David-W-TollenNo.10
Test the limits.it’s always worth testing what the other party says is non-negotiable.
Really reflect...
Do you know what your company’s limits of liability?
Really reflect...
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