Practice Areas

LICENSING AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS

The Law Offices of Alan I. Lewis provide a broad array of software licensing and technology transactional expertise and services. We work hand-in-glove with the management stakeholders in your organization to ensure that good decisions are made by the appropriate people. Whether your goals are managing existing deal flow consistently and cost-effectively, or developing innovative, creative new business models for existing and future products and services, we have the expertise to help you get the job done right.

Our services include:

Crafting model forms of Licensing Agreements, Technical Support and Maintenance Agreements and Consulting Services Agreements;
Structuring, negotiating, documenting and closing Licensing and Consulting Services deals;
Joint Development and Marketing Agreements;
Creating effective Strategic Alliances, Value-Added Reseller (“VAR”) and distributor programs; and
Structuring, negotiating, documenting and closing Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) relationships.

A representative list of the types of deals that Alan Lewis has structured, negotiated, documented and closed includes the following:

Licensing:

Media Delivery Network: Structured, negotiated, documented and closed one of Inktomi’s largest software and professional consulting services deals in Fiscal Year 2001 valued at over $13,000,000.

Structured, negotiated, documented and closed one of Inktomi’s largest software deals in Fiscal Year 2000 valued at over $14,000,000.

OEMs:

Structured, negotiated, documented and closed OEM relationships with Dell Computer Corporation and Eprise Corporation. Structured, negotiated, documented and closed Amendments to OEM Agreements with each of F5 Networks, Hewlett-Packard Company, Compaq and 3Com.

VARs:

Primary legal and business affairs counselor to the Content Networking Solutions Group Reseller Program at Inktomi. Management of the standard Reseller forms.

Mitsubishi Electric Company: Structured, negotiated documented and closed one of Inktomi’s most significant Asian reseller relationships.

GE Access/Sun Microsystems: Structured, negotiated, documented and closed Inktomi’s first “fulfillment house” relationship for bundling Inktomi Traffic Server onto Sun Microsystems’ hardware.

Strategic in-bound licensing has included numerous transactions in support of Business Development teams for both Inktomi’s Search Division and its Network Products Division.

Internet Services Transactions

Structured, negotiated, documented and closed one of the largest Portal Services deals in Inktomi’s history, valued in excess of $7,450,000.

Amendment to Information Services Agreement to provide for Web Search Monetization Program and additional language support.

Amendment to Portal Services Agreement to extend Web Search services to Asian Microsoft Networks properties.

Led renegotiation and restructuring of Information Services Agreement, including complex global pricing business model, for all of Terra Networks’ affiliated properties.

Structured, negotiated, documented and closed AT&T WorldNet Service Destination Site Agreement which was Inktomi’s most strategic Commerce Division transaction of Fiscal Year 2000.

In the rare event that we lack precisely the expertise your matter requires, we can find the talent you need. We maintain a network of practitioners, each one an outstanding expert in their respective field, who can assist.

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	Technology Corporate Commercial Real Estate	Practice Areas LICENSING AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS The Law Offices of Alan I. Lewis provide a broad array of software licensing and technology transactional expertise and services. We work hand-in-glove with the management stakeholders in your organization to ensure that good decisions are made by the appropriate people. Whether your goals are managing existing deal flow consistently and cost-effectively, or developing innovative, creative new business models for existing and future products and services, we have the expertise to help you get the job done right. Our services include: Crafting model forms of Licensing Agreements, Technical Support and Maintenance Agreements and Consulting Services Agreements; Structuring, negotiating, documenting and closing Licensing and Consulting Services deals; Joint Development and Marketing Agreements; Creating effective Strategic Alliances, Value-Added Reseller (“VAR”) and distributor programs; and Structuring, negotiating, documenting and closing Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) relationships. A representative list of the types of deals that Alan Lewis has structured, negotiated, documented and closed includes the following: Licensing: Media Delivery Network: Structured, negotiated, documented and closed one of Inktomi’s largest software and professional consulting services deals in Fiscal Year 2001 valued at over $13,000,000. Structured, negotiated, documented and closed one of Inktomi’s largest software deals in Fiscal Year 2000 valued at over $14,000,000. OEMs: Structured, negotiated, documented and closed OEM relationships with Dell Computer Corporation and Eprise Corporation. Structured, negotiated, documented and closed Amendments to OEM Agreements with each of F5 Networks, Hewlett-Packard Company, Compaq and 3Com. VARs: Primary legal and business affairs counselor to the Content Networking Solutions Group Reseller Program at Inktomi. Management of the standard Reseller forms. Mitsubishi Electric Company: Structured, negotiated documented and closed one of Inktomi’s most significant Asian reseller relationships. GE Access/Sun Microsystems: Structured, negotiated, documented and closed Inktomi’s first “fulfillment house” relationship for bundling Inktomi Traffic Server onto Sun Microsystems’ hardware. Strategic in-bound licensing has included numerous transactions in support of Business Development teams for both Inktomi’s Search Division and its Network Products Division. Internet Services Transactions Structured, negotiated, documented and closed one of the largest Portal Services deals in Inktomi’s history, valued in excess of $7,450,000. Amendment to Information Services Agreement to provide for Web Search Monetization Program and additional language support. Amendment to Portal Services Agreement to extend Web Search services to Asian Microsoft Networks properties. Led renegotiation and restructuring of Information Services Agreement, including complex global pricing business model, for all of Terra Networks’ affiliated properties. Structured, negotiated, documented and closed AT&T WorldNet Service Destination Site Agreement which was Inktomi’s most strategic Commerce Division transaction of Fiscal Year 2000. In the rare event that we lack precisely the expertise your matter requires, we can find the talent you need. We maintain a network of practitioners, each one an outstanding expert in their respective field, who can assist.