Joint venture agreements are contacts entered into by small business owners who wish to form joint ventures, i.e. partnerships, between their business and another company.  These joint venture agreements, also known as joint venture contracts or JV agreements, consummate and formalize a joint venture arrangement.  However, before undertaking such a venture, the small business owner [...]

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In a Confidentiality Agreement, also known as a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), two parties agree in writing to keep certain information confidential between them. While it is advisable for small business owners to secure the services of an employment or intellectual property attorney, non-lawyers with business experience can draft said contracts independently if they keep [...]

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The purpose of an Employee Benefits Agreement is to set forth the agreement of two or more companies, or subsidiaries of the same company, regarding the allocation and assignment of their respective rights and obligations with respect to their current and former employees and with respect to benefits and compensation matters. It is usually [...]

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Employee Benefit Agreements are becoming increasingly popular as companies seek ways to lower costs. Soaring costs of health care coverage and administration of retirement, pension, and disability plans can dramatically lower a company’s profit margin. Therefore, more and more companies are turning to outside firms that specialize in administration of Employee Benefit Plans.
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A careful analysis of your discovery needs and available discovery tools can protect your client against undue expense. First decide what you hope to achieve through discovery: Do you want to push the case to trial, or are you simply trying to force a settlement? How you answer that question will determine the [...]

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An Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement is a unique agreement whereby one party, the assignor, transfers to another party, the assignee, rights to their intellectual property, be it in a copyright, trademark, or patent, in exchange for valuable consideration, and in exchange for the assignee assigning back to the assignor a license to use [...]

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Intellectual property can have value in the form of a copyright, trademark, or patent. A copyright is protection for artistic and creative works. The holder of a copyright owns certain exclusive rights in the work, such as the right to distribute, copy, or display the work. A trademark is obtained for a [...]

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An Executive Employment Agreement is a binding agreement for employment between a company and an executive. In exchange for valuable consideration given by the company, the executive is agreeing to perform certain services. In contrast to an Executive Compensation Agreement, Executive Employment Agreements are binding, and by executing the agreement, both the company [...]

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An Executive Employment Agreement is a binding agreement for employment between a company and an executive. In contrast to an executive compensation agreement, Executive Employment Agreements are binding, and by executing the agreement, both the company and the executive are promising to perform under the agreement’s terms.
The agreement should begin with a “Recitals” section [...]

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Non-Compete Agreements, also known as covenants not-to-compete, are common in the world of commerce. But unlike other states, Non-Compete Agreements are per se illegal in California and against public policy. (California Business and Professions Code Section 16600.) The legislature has thus deemed these agreements as to restrictive on a person’s right [...]

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