IP Licensing, Technology and Commercial Transactions

Sheppard Mullin is equipped to address all aspects of our clients' intellectual property legal needs.  Our clients include technology and life science start-ups, middle market businesses and Fortune 100 companies with a multitude of issues.  These services include:

• Development agreements
• License agreements
• Distribution agreements, including OEM, VAR, sales representative, etc.
• Strategic alliances and joint ventures
• Technology transfer agreements
• Patents, trademarks and copyright registration and licensing
• E-commerce transactions
• Confidentiality agreements
• Employee and contractor intellectual property agreements
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Intellectual property asset sales
• Incorporations, limited liability companies and partnership formation
• Securities transactions
• Venture capital transactions
• International transactions
• Franchising  

Just a few of the representative industries we serve include:

• Software, computers and electronics
• Biomedical, pharmaceuticals and healthcare products
• Aerospace and defense
• Wireless
• Consumer products
• Apparel manufacturers
• Retailers
• Publishers

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