Our Technology Transfer and Licensing group handles a large volume and variety of transactions each year. Our work with client ranges from simple software license agreements to complex, multi-party, international joint ventures. learn more

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  • Foley Hoag Selected as one of 2008 Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity  [Read More]
  • Two Foley Hoag Lawyers Recognized by Washingtonian Magazine as Area's Best Lawyers  [Read More]

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  • The Benefits of Patent Marking – And of Getting It Right [Read More]
  • North vs. South: Affymetrix files more patent cases against Southern Calif. rival Illumina, expanding reach into Europe [Read More]
  • Side-by-Side: Patent Reform Act of 2007 [Read More]
  • Intellectual Property Brochure [Read More]
  • Technology Datasheet [Read More]

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May 15, 2008 Skidmore Business Network presents Richard Laxer, '83 ~ President and CEO, GE Capital Solutions [Read More] Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Waltham, MA
May 16, 2008 Technologies to Enhance Training [Read More] Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Waltham, MA
May 20, 2008 Deciphering the Funding Value-Chain: How Seed Capital Scroungers Become Bankers' Best Friends [Read More] Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Waltham, MA
May 28, 2008 Using “Style” to Successfully Program Embedded Microcontrollers in ‘C’ [Read More] Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Waltham, MA
September 6, 2008 AIPPI's 41st World Intellectual Property Congress  [Read More] Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
Boston, MA

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  • Advising a Leading Proteomics and Drug Discovery Company
    We represented a proteomics and drug discovery company in connection with a research, development and commercialization collaboration with a company possessing human antibody technology, including the development and commercialization of human antibodies directed against more than 100 different protein targets. Our service to this client has included devising a number of business and legal mechanisms for prioritizing the different protein targets, maintaining commercialization rights in certain fields, and protecting against claims of intellectual property infringement. [Read More]
  • Commercializing Next Generation Product for a Leading Data Storage Equipment Maker
    Our lawyers provided counsel to a publicly traded maker of data storage equipment in developing and commercializing its next generation storage product, including the drafting and negotiating of letters of intent and development agreements with six manufacturers of data storage medium, five of which are Japanese. Subsequent agreements involved equipment sale agreements and tooling agreements with all six companies. In addition, we assisted our client in designing and implementing a basic order and procurement agreement for the company, allowing it to obtain parts to manufacture data storage equipment on a just-in-time basis from several OEMs. [Read More]

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