Corporate Partnering: Structuring and Negotiating Domestic and International Strategic Alliances, 5th Edition (1-Year Online Subscription)

Preface

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

Part I. Corporate Partnering/Strategic Alliances

• Chapter 1 Structuring and Negotiating Corporate Alliances
  • Appendix A: The “Inadvertent Acquisition” Risk
• Chapter 2 Summary of Proprietary Rights
• Chapter 3 Corporate Partnering and Licensing Checklist (Including Executive Overview)

Part II. Preliminary Agreements

• Chapter 4 Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement
• Chapter 5 Nonconfidential Evaluation Agreement
• Chapter 6 Evaluation/Beta Test Agreement
• Chapter 7 Letter of Intent
• Chapter 7A Materials Transfer Agreement

Part III. The Alliance Agreements

Subpart A Supply/Distribution Agreements

• Chapter 8 Supply Agreement
• Chapter 9 International OEM Software License Agreement
  • End-User Software License Agreement
  • Technology Escrow Agreement
• Chapter 10 Distribution Agreement
• Chapter 11 Sales Representative Agreements

Subpart B Technology/Product License Agreements

• Chapter 12 License Agreement
• Chapter 13 Software License Agreement

Subpart C Research and Development Agreements

• Chapter 14 Research, Development, and Option Agreement
  • Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreements
  • Consulting Services Agreement
  • Assignment of Patents and Patent Applications
• Chapter 15 Software Development Agreement

Subpart D Separate Entity Joint Ventures

• Chapter 16 Stockholders' Agreement
• Chapter 17 Charter Documents

Part IV. Equity Investments by One Partner in the Other

• Chapter 18 Stock Purchase Agreement
• Chapter 19 Restated Certificate of Incorporation
• Chapter 20 Investors' Rights Agreement
• Chapter 21 Ownership and Control Restrictions

Part V. Partnering with Universities and Non-Profit Research Institutes

• Chapter 22 Sponsored Research Agreement
• Chapter 23 License Option Agreement
• Chapter 24 University License Agreement

Part VI. Spin-out Transactions

• Chapter 25 Spin-out Master Agreement
• Chapter 26 Assignment Agreement
• Chapter 27 Technology License Agreement
• Chapter 28 Administrative Services Agreement
• Chapter 29 Short Technology Spin-out Agreement
• Chapter 29A Short Spinout License Agreement for Limited Exclusive Market

Part VII. Life Sciences Transactions

• Chapter 30 Biotech/Pharma Research and Collaboration Agreement
• Chapter 31 Medical Device Development and Distribution Agreement
• Chapter 32 Drug Delivery System Development, License, and Supply Agreement
• Chapter 33 Drug In-Licensing and Supply Agreement
• Chapter 34 Short Drug In-Licensing Agreement
• Chapter 34A Cell Line License Agreement

Part VIII. Software, Semiconductor, and New Media Development and Licensing Agreements

• Chapter 35 New Media Development and Publishing Agreement
• Chapter 36 Chip Development and License Agreement
• Chapter 37 Content Development Agreement
• Chapter 38 Short Content License Agreement
• Chapter 39 Short In-bound OEM License Agreement
• Chapter 39A Short In-Bound Master Professional Services/Development Agreement

Part IX. Virtual Company/Outsourcing/Off-Shoring Agreements

• Chapter 40 “Bodyshop” Master Consulting Agreement
• Chapter 41 Intra-Company Services Agreement
• Chapter 42 Contract Manufacturing Agreement

Part X. Teaming Agreement

• Chapter 43 Master Teaming Agreement

Part XI. Open Source Collaborations

• Chapter 44 COS Joint Development Agreement
• Chapter 45 Joint Copyright Assignment by Contributor

Part XII. Cross Licenses

• Chapter 46 Reciprocal Cross License
• Chapter 47 Partially Asymmetric Cross License

Part XIII. Recent Practices in Provision and Distribution of Software

• Chapter 48 End User License Agreement
• Chapter 49 Software as a Service (SaaS) Agreement
• Chapter 50 International Master Software/Data Distributor/Reseller/OEM/ VAR Agreement
• Chapter 51 Services Reseller Agreement
• Chapter 52 Sales Representative Agreement
• Chapter 53 Reseller Agreement for Hardware/Software Appliances
• Chapter 54 API License Agreement

Part XIV. Internet Partnering and Buyout Arrangements

• Chapter 55 Website Terms of Use
• Chapter 56 Website Privacy Policy
• Chapter 57 Website DMCA Copyright Dispute Policy
• Chapter 58 Advertising Representation Agreement
• Chapter 59 Affiliate/Referral/Link Promotion Agreement
• Chapter 60 Short Asset Purchase Agreement

Bibliography

The 2025 Supplement to Corporate Partnering updates the following:

• The continuing rapid development of privacy laws. (See Chapter 2.)
• Patent law developments. (See Chapter 2.)
• The increasing and broadening importance of Artificial Intelligence. (See Chapter 3.)
• Open source matters. (See Chapter 3.)