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Tools and Resources to Set You Above the Ordinary Lawyer… Used by leading lawyers and law firms - What you should know! Make sure you understand and use these tools and resources. Other lawyers already do. Someday you may be asked by your client why you didn't. Call EscrowTech for details and recommendations. We are your "partner" in providing sophisticated and effective solutions to your clients. EscrowTech Services IP Archives - Don't leave your agreements vulnerable! Use this service to document, define, evidence and "freeze" intellectual property, technologies, inventions, software, works of authorship, data, products, methods, tests, encryption keys, passwords, and other subject matter that are referred to in contracts, assignments, licenses, transactions or settlements, or that are relevant to litigation, arbitration or other disputes. EscrowTech serves as a reliable neutral who holds and preserves the integrity of archived materials that can be subsequently retrieved, copied, examined or used to resolve future disputes or questions. Eliminates uncertainty, insufficiency and unanticipated interpretations of contractual subject matter. IP Audit Trail (Intellectual Property Protection) - Prepare now to win intellectual property cases for your clients! Have your clients use this service to better protect their intellectual property - and to help you more effectively enforce their intellectual property against infringers or to defend against allegations of infringement or misappropriation. Invention disclosures, documents, drawings, CD ROMs, code listings, samples, prototypes, etc. are periodically deposited with EscrowTech to document, evidence and independentlycorroborate intellectual property, technology, inventions, software, data, works of authorship, products, methods, tests, encryption keys, etc. This service provides a neutraldated audit trail of invention, development, creation, compilation, improvement, modification, addition and deletion to enhance or verify patent rights, copyrights, trade secrets, confidential information, etc., and to address problems such as rouge employees, NDA disputes, first to invent, missing source code, etc. Also serves as a back-up to mission critical technology, encryption keys, passwords, and materials. IP Collateral and Investment Protection - A "must have" for investors and lenders! Use this service to enhance protection of your clients who are lenders or investors. This service is a specialized IP Audit Trail designed to protect lenders and investors who make loans to, or investments in, companies with intellectual property or technology. Defines, documents and evidences the intellectual property or technology on which collateral, security interests, loans, and investments are based. This is a "must have" service if you represent lenders or investors. Software and Technology Escrows - Essential for "Mission Critical" Licenses! Use this service if you represent licensees or customers of software or technology or if you represent software companies or other licensors who need to establish an escrow program for their customers. These escrows are used in conjunction with license agreements and other transactions involving technology or intellectual property. This service provides licensees, customers, and other beneficiaries with access to (and rights to use) software, source code, development environments, web content, technologies, documents, drawings, trade secret information, data, works of authorship, etc. of licensors, developers and vendors in the event of bankruptcy, breach of contract, discontinuation of products or support, or any other "release condition." Insurance against disaster! We work with software companies and other licensors and their attorneys to set up cost effective escrow programs to enhance the value and marketability of their software, products, services and technology without jeopardizing their intellectual property. Technical Verification of Escrowed Materials - Go the extra mile! Verification, compilation, testing, etc. of escrowed materials. This gives your clients who are beneficiaries under a Software or Technology Escrow a higher level of confidence in the materials placed into escrow. Also used in conjunction with IP Collateral and Investment Protection services. IT (Information Technology) Evaluation Services - Look before you jump! Use this service when you represent a client who is considering a loan to, an investment in, a license or assignment from, or other significant transaction with another company. EscrowTech reviews, evaluates and tests software, Internet, e-commerce, and other information technology assets of a company before a "deal" with the company is made. This service enhances the decision making capabilities of venture capitalists, investors, lenders, licensees, assignees, and strategic partners by providing additional data upon which they can base their decisions to do the deal. The service can assess the status of software development and the state of the software (e.g., how complete or "buggy"). The service can include functionality and performance testing, quality assessment, and other tests and evaluations. The service is designed to reduce risks and unpleasant surprises. IT (Information Technology) Dispute Resolution Services - Facilitates settlement and enhances your dispute resolution capabilities and effectiveness! Use this service when you represent a client involved in a dispute concerning information technology. EscrowTech conducts neutral, unbiased testing of software, Internet, e-commerce and other information technology assets to assist in the resolution of disputes. For example, testing of software to determine compliance with specifications or performance guarantees in a software development or license agreement. EscrowTech can work with the parties, their attorneys, mediators, arbitrators and courts to design, plan and execute tests, verifications, and evaluations that facilitate the resolution of disputes relating to information technology. EscrowTech International, Inc. Tel. (801) 852-8202 Fax (801) 852-8203 |
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