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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.

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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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