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Contractor includes GPL code in deliverable – customer has to publish its own source code

by D. C. Toedt on November 16, 2009

Did Sarah Jessica Parker really steal the idea for the iPod, iTunes, and iPhone, and sell them to Apple?

by D. C. Toedt on November 9, 2009

An acquirer of technology assets in an earn-out transaction may have a duty to make reasonable efforts to promote the technology – 1st Circuit

by D. C. Toedt on November 3, 2009

Barnes & Noble sued for Nook e-book reader’s alleged misappropriation of trade secrets provided under nondisclosure agreement

by D. C. Toedt on November 3, 2009

Having the contractual right to exercise tight control over the other party’s business can make you vicariously liable for its misdeeds – article

by D. C. Toedt on November 3, 2009

Kara v. Stamps.com – another illustration of the dangers of going it alone after signing a nondisclosure agreement to see someone’s technology

by D. C. Toedt on September 29, 2009

Monday-morning quarterbacking: How eBay might have negotiated an irrevocable license for Skype’s under-the-hood technology, while leaving ownership with the founders

by D. C. Toedt on September 21, 2009

Netflix $1M research contest shows most far-flung collaborations don’t work, says second-place team leader

by D. C. Toedt on September 21, 2009

Think twice before agreeing that a technology license can ever be revoked

by D. C. Toedt on July 31, 2009

Assignment-consent requirements can cause serious problems in future M&A transactions

by D. C. Toedt on July 28, 2009

Corporate exec convicted of conspiracy to bribe foreign official – he either knew, or consciously avoided knowing, what was going on

by D. C. Toedt on July 23, 2009

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