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Prominent Assignments
Counsel to numerous clients on Intellectual Property related business transactions includingnon-disclosure, cooperation, joint development, research, joint venture, licensing, supply,acquisition, and divestiture agreements.
Counsel to various clients on a variety of Information Technology-related matters (includingtelecommunications), including drafting and negotiation of agreements, development andimplementation of policies and procedures for the management of IT (including outsourcing-related issues), and counseling on license agreements, digital marketing, and social mediametrics, relating to information technology that span multiple countries.
Counsel to a Fortune 100 company in numerous Information Technology related matters, includingdeveloping and implementing a ground-up global licensing strategy for a proprietary softwareproducts, as well as negotiation and documentation of various global enterprise IT transactions.
Counsel to a Fortune 100 company and other major apparel manufacturers on global branding,brand licensing, and digital marketing.
Counsel to a Fortune 500 telecommunications company in revising all customer product andservice master agreements while addressing specific geographic and customer needs.
Created and established an Intellectual Property Management System for a Global 100multinational (operations in 35 countries) Southeast Asia-based oil and gas company. Conductedon-site due diligence at numerous locations throughout Southeast Asia, including in-depthinterview of key personnel as part of the development and implementation of the IntellectualProperty Management System.
Counsel to a multinational Southeast Asia company for a joint engine development program with amajor Japanese engine manufacturer.
Craig A. PhillipsMember GRAND RAPIDS
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Representing a Fortune 500 automotive supplier in quickly negotiating an acceptable license forinstallation of control systems software in a new factory, to allow the factory to meet desiredship dates for new products.
Counsel to a major health care insurance company in best practices for the development,deployment, and licensing of internally developed proprietary software, as well as structured thefinancing and licensing of over $185 million dollars of proprietary software.
Drafting and negotiation of an agreement with a major Indian company covering worldwide jointdevelopment, manufacturing, tooling and licenses.
Creation of a global IP strategy for a company providing health diagnostics, outbreak diagnostics,and disease records and medical databases over mobile devices, including drafting andnegotiation of related development agreements, license agreements, finance agreements andtechnology agreements with major software vendors, mobile carriers and governmentaldevelopment agencies.
Overseeing an OEM, tier one/lower tier purchase order/supply agreement terms and conditions,nondisclosure-nonanalysis agreements, product/technology development agreements andrelated matters.
Negotiating and preparing agreements with suppliers, customers, and development partnersacross the world and relating to technology and intellectual property on a wide variety of subjectmatters for an automotive OEM.
Counsel to clients on pre-litigation issues including indemnification, clearance reviews anddesign-around studies.
US Patent prosecution including drafting and prosecuting patent applications before the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office in the mechanical, electromechanical, materials, robotics and foodrelated arts for various automotive, material handling, robotics and food manufacturers.
Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts and licenses regarding design, development,maintenance, sale, warranty, and related matters associated with automotive vehicles, systemand components at all levels; food products and processes; and software.
Counsel to a graphic artist for all legal and business aspects from the initial design, brandlicensing, and placement of products with a major national retailer.
OEM, tier one, and lower tier purchase order and supply agreement terms and conditions,nondisclosure-nonanalysis agreements, product and technology development agreements andrelated matters.
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Representative Clients
Areas Of Practice
Intellectual Property
Patents
Business Technology
Information Technology
Corporate
Mergers & Acquisitions
Health Care
Japan
Technology Transactions
Education & Credentials
A major consumer packaged goods company
Petronas
Visteon Corporation
Jervis B. Webb
TGW Logistics Group
Magna International, Inc.
KMT Robotic Solutions, Inc.
Education
Hope CollegeB.S., 1997
University of Kansas School of LawJ.D., 2000
Bar Admission
Michigan, 2000
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Professional Involvement
American Bar Association
American Chemical Society
Publications/Presentations
Presenter, "When Trademarks Fail, How Copyright and Other IP Can Save the Day," INTAAnnual Conference, May 20, 2018
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