Syllabus
Schedule of Classes
1. Tuesday 26 March: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 303
2. Thursday 28 March: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 304 -------------------------------------
3. Tuesday 2 April: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 303
4. Thursday 4 April: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 304 -------------------------------------
5. Tuesday 9 April: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 303
6. Thursday 11 April: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 304 -------------------------------------
7. Tuesday 16 April: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 303 -------------------------------------
8. Tuesday 23 April: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 303
9. Thursday 25 April: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 304 --------------------------------------
10. Tuesday 30 April 2019: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 303
11. Thursday 2 May 2019: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 304 ---------------------------------------
12. Tuesday 7 May: 18:00–20:00 – classroom 303
13. Thursday 9 May: 16:00–18:00 – classroom 304 ------------------------------------------
14. Thursday 16 May: 18:00–20:00 – classroom 303 Course will include instruction in: • Early stage pre-agreements, nondisclosure agreements, letters of intent, beta testing/field trial agreements. • Professional services/consulting agreements • Master agreements, B2B, SaaS and PaaS. • Online Internet agreements e.g. click thru, browse thru, member agreements, online terms and conditions. • Technology and software licensing agreements • Advertising agreements • Joint development agreements/strategic partner agreements • Distribution agreements • Marketing partner agreements • Patent and copyright issues • Asset purchases, merger agreements, and aquihires • Terms and conditions of intellectual property ownership, indemnification, and limitation of liability • Contract negotiation strategies • Managing entrepreneurs and start-ups for success.
Annotation
This is a practically oriented course which will provide students with the skills to analyze, draft, edit and negotiate a wide variety of technology agreements. Real life examples of contracts and contract clauses will be presented and discussed in detail by Professor Lyon, a corporate executive and general counsel from Silicon Valley with 20 years of experience in technology, including the Internet, software, mobile, telecom, and intellectual property. The is a rare opportunity to obtain knowledge key to representing technology start-ups and entrepreneurs, as well as established companies which desire to obtain or offer technology based products or services.
Professor Lyon has also been an adjunct professor for the University of San Francisco- School of Law, and has taught international transactions in San Francisco, Dublin, Riga and Prague. He is currently an attorney for multiple start-up companies in Silicon Valley and is a member of the California State Bar and the Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel. The course will be taught in English.