Intellectual Property/Licensing

Members of the Intellectual Property and Technology Group use their experience to assist clients to protect, defend and commercialize biotechnology and life sciences assets and rights, and to establish and build life sciences related businesses.

Members of the group have specialized knowledge and experience in the areas of:

  • Licensing transactions and technology transfers involving biotechnology and life sciences assets;
  • FDA regulation; and
  • Federal and state environmental regulation of technology based products.
Attorneys
Robert E. Chudakoff
James M. Crane
Charles A. Crehore
Michael A. Marrero
Christopher C. McCracken
Jeffrey R. Schaefer
Wayne M. Serra
Michael D. Stovsky
Elizabeth M. Widman

 

Clients

 

Representative Experience

Representing an electronic stun gun manufacturer in trademark prosecution and application matters. 

Representing a Cleveland-based greeting card manufacturer in intellectual property matters and technology contracts related to the divestiture of one of its divisions.

Representing a Cleveland-based global adhesives manufacturer in the negotiation of a software license dispute. 

Representing one of the leading international manufacturers of tires with trademarks, copyright and technology-related matters.

Representing several Cleveland-based companies, privately held and publicly traded, in connection with software licensing, ERP implementation and other technology transfers.

Representing a Cleveland-based provider of Voice Over IP services as general outside corporate counsel, technology counsel and Intellectual Property counsel.

Representing a Cleveland-based developer of spinal implants as general outside counsel and technology counsel.

Representing a New Jersey-based privately held dietary-supplement manufacturer and marketer on intellectual property and general corporate matters. 

Representing a Tennessee distributor of medical supplies on intellectual property and general corporate matters. 

Representing a Cleveland-based teaching hospital system in the negotiation of technology contracts. 

Representing an Ohio holding company in a source code escrow transaction.

Representing a local community college in the negotiation and preparation of system development and system maintenance and technical support agreements in connection with a new wireless employee work order system being implemented at the college. 

Representing an Ohio limited liability company in numerous intellectual property matters including: 
          Advising on and negotiating several technology and data licensing  
          agreements and joint marketing agreements.
          Negotiating a license agreement with an international sourcing company.
          Advising on a teaming agreement and joint venture with a software 
          developer and designer. 
          Negotiating a licensing/consulting agreement with a vision care, pharmaceutical
          and surgical manufacturer and distributor. 
          Negotiating a consulting agreement with a home improvement warehouse
          retailer. 
          Negotiating a joint venture with an international provider of information
          management solutions. 

Representing a rapidly growing international emerging pharmaceutical company in a $150 million license agreement for a new attention deficit disorder drug.  
      
Representing a bio-technology company in negotiating a manufacturing license agreement to produce a new FDA-approved product for wound healing. 
   

 

Related Practice Areas

Litigation
Intellectual Property

Business
Corporate Finance
Intellectual Property & Technology
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity/Venture Capital

Tax
General Taxation

Technology
eBusiness
Executive & Incentive Compensation
Intellectual Property/Licensing
Patents
Technology Transactions
Trademarks/Copyrights

Life Science
Biomed/Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Mass Tort Litigation

Health Care

Privacy

 

Case Studies

 

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