welcome to the s.h.a.r.c.

Welcome to the first issue of s.h.a.r.c., a new, quarterly joint venture publication between iconnect2u publications and jdrlegal. s.h.a.r.c. seeks to inform you of “stuff that’s helpful and really cool” in the world of global commerce. We hope that you gain some insights from this issue and future issues, including our occasional s.h.a.r.c. ALERTS!, that are helpful to you as you seek to commercialise your intellectual property and grow your business in Australia and overseas.

Jarmal Richard, Founder and Principal jdrlegal

Murali Tegulapalle, COO iconnect2u

innovator interviews

This issue of s.h.a.r.c. includes interviews with three seasoned global business executives, who share their insights on how to achieve business success in the US market.

Joseph Paolella – Former US Secret Service Agent and Director of a Boutique Consultancy Firm

David Menko – Global Marketing Manager for CIBA Vision, a division of Novartis

Brandon Vermaak – Global Credit Risk Expert for NCI Group

Read the interviews here!

technology review

Voice over IP

by Graeme Klass, Technology Entrepreneur and Founder of Klassic Ventures.

Have you heard about Voice over IP and wondered what all the fuss is about? Voice over IP allows you to talk to people over the Internet, thus drastically reducing your telecommunication costs. This plain language, jargon-free article will give you the heads up on this new technology.

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from our desk

Interesting Issues

Quite a few of our clients are in the process of developing global intellectual property licensing strategies. If you are considering licensing your intellectual property overseas, you must first consider how you will spend your resources (time and money) on intellectual property management and intellectual property commercialisation.

Your global intellectual property licensing strategy should be developed after due consideration being given to:

• Defining core/existing intellectual property, and development/commissioned intellectual property;
• Perpetual or limited licensing terms;
• Revocable conditions;
• Maintenance of operational standards/certification requirements;
• Territory and/or site based licensing structure;
• Use and modification restrictions;
• Escrow requirements for source code;
• Copy rights of licensee (disaster recovery/backup, training, testing, operational);
• Transfer conditions;
• Level of license exclusivity; and
• Warranty, maintenance and support obligations.

Upcoming Events

jdrlegal is delivering an Australia wide road show with Austrade on protecting intellectual property while exporting Australian ICT to the USA . This free seminar series is sponsored by Austrade and may prove useful to ICT companies with an active interest in exporting their technology to the USA . The seminar will cover topics such as:

• Insights and updates on technology trends and opportunities in the USA;
• USA market entry strategies;
• Finding the right partner;
• Broad strategies for commercialising IP;
• Specific instruments for IP protection including copyright and trademarks;
• Contract negotiations ; and
• Export opportunities arising from the AUSFTA, including in the US government procurement market.

Dates and venues for the seminars are as follows:

We hope to see you there!

Law on a Stick™

The 2005 Intellectual Property Commercialisation Law on a Stick™ is the first in a series of reference guides designed to assist entrepreneurs and companies manage their intellectual property better so that they may achieve desired commercial outcomes in Australia and overseas.

The USB Memory Stick platform provides security, easy access and portability to comprehensive check lists, sample clauses and assessment tools, so that you can use it wherever your business and intellectual property takes you!
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