LAW232
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IN-HOUSE PRODUCT & TECH COUNSEL
Course Title
IN-HOUSE PROD & TECH COUNSEL
Course Number
232
Min
3
Course Types
Letter Grading
Credit Type
GPA LECTURE COURSES
Description
The course prepares students for an in-house, product and high technology practice, with an emphasis on product development, identifying and understanding supply chain risks, and working effectively to advise and counsel engineers in a technology environment. The objective of this course is to equip students with the tools and skills needed to step successfully into legal positions from start-ups to top technology companies after law school.
To achieve this objective, the course provides a rigorous, hands-on, practical overview of the essential skills lawyers need in today's practice of global technology and commercial transactions as in-house counsel. Students will draft, review and negotiate actual business and technology agreements such as (1) NDAs; (2) Product, Hardware and Manufacturing Supply Agreements; (3) Engineering Services, Design and Development Agreements; (4) Software License Agreements; and (5) Joint Development Agreements. Additionally, students will consider issues that arise during the contract lifecycle, handling business disputes, transactional ethics, dealing with stress & deal fatigue. Students will learn key terms in commercial, IP and technology transactions, the art of collaborative negotiations with opposing counsel, and the development of interpersonal soft skills to successfully advise and counsel internal stakeholders in product-focused technology companies.
This course is suitable for all students interested in working in a technology, product, business or corporate environment. We will also have a guest lecturers and panel discussions from key bay area technology companies (which in the past have included Tesla, Google, Apple, and Intel). Prerequisites: Intellectual Property is recommended but not required. No technical background is required. Elements used in grading, in addition to the final exam, include: attendance, participation in both the negotiations and the debriefings, thorough and meaningful preparation, and all other assigned work.
To achieve this objective, the course provides a rigorous, hands-on, practical overview of the essential skills lawyers need in today's practice of global technology and commercial transactions as in-house counsel. Students will draft, review and negotiate actual business and technology agreements such as (1) NDAs; (2) Product, Hardware and Manufacturing Supply Agreements; (3) Engineering Services, Design and Development Agreements; (4) Software License Agreements; and (5) Joint Development Agreements. Additionally, students will consider issues that arise during the contract lifecycle, handling business disputes, transactional ethics, dealing with stress & deal fatigue. Students will learn key terms in commercial, IP and technology transactions, the art of collaborative negotiations with opposing counsel, and the development of interpersonal soft skills to successfully advise and counsel internal stakeholders in product-focused technology companies.
This course is suitable for all students interested in working in a technology, product, business or corporate environment. We will also have a guest lecturers and panel discussions from key bay area technology companies (which in the past have included Tesla, Google, Apple, and Intel). Prerequisites: Intellectual Property is recommended but not required. No technical background is required. Elements used in grading, in addition to the final exam, include: attendance, participation in both the negotiations and the debriefings, thorough and meaningful preparation, and all other assigned work.