Nintendo Switch End User License Agreement
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Release Date: 04/13/2023
Finder Agreement for Finance with Rosanna Mannan
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In this episode, attorney Rosanna Mannan explains a Finder Agreement from the pharmaceutical industry. When companies seek private funding, they may engage a Finder to connect with a financier. But the regulatory restrictions on that role require strict contracting. Mannan describes how common clauses become vital in this highly-regulated space, including: Statement of Services; Compensation; Reps and Warranties; and Indemnification. Find the original contract here:
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Trademark Assignment Agreement with Brittney Saint-Fleur
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In this episode, attorney Brittney Saint-Fleur explains the effect of trademark assignment agreements. She uses an assignment from one Chinese company to another to highlight the need to: Define clear responsibility for registration fees; Use effective representations of IP ownership; Craft relationship-conscious dispute settlement language; and Make conscious choices about applicable law. Find the original contract here:
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Software Development + Consulting Agreement with Laurie McCall
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In this episode, attorney Laurie McCall reveals the complexities of mixing expert consulting with ongoing services. She shares a contract for a software development project with an expert leader. The contract aims to cover two services—software development and consulting—and McCall reveals these issues: Lack of clarity in the description of services and no work order process; Warranties that jeopardize the consultant relationship; and Intellectual property confusion. Find the original contract here:
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Employment Agreements for Physicians with Steve Hendler, JD MD
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In this episode, attorney and physician Steve Hendler shares special considerations for drafting employment agreements for medical professionals. Adapting best practices to a unique context, Hendler explains: Contract terms when regulations require special care transitions; The need for specificity when demanding practice-adjacent duties; Effective dates and the impact of licensing delays; Company-provided malpractice coverage; and Paid Time Off combined with required care coverage. Find the original contract here:
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FTC Changes that Impact Influencer Deals with Vicky Smolyar
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More companies are hiring online personalities to represent their product, in deals big and small. As smart as that strategy seems, it's not without risks. This is especially true with changes proposed by the Federal Trade Commission. In this episode, attorney Vicky Smolyar explains some of the most important changes at the FTC and how they impact influencer deals. She walks through an agreement between a personal health company and an influencer to illustrate: •Overlooked disclosure requirements, •FTC healthcare claim violations, •Rules that restrict online giveways, •The dangers of...
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Subcontracts in Government Projects with Shavon Smith
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Shavon Smith returns to the Contract Teardown show to explain another government contract. In this episode, Smith covers the Subcontract, an agreement between a company that has won a project bid and another company that will execute on the project. She explains Statements of Work, government-standard pricing structures, quality control, and more. Find the original agreement here: https://www.hanford.gov/files.cfm/Exhibit_009-_Draft_Subcontract-Tribal_Nations_Rev_11.pdf
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Trademark Licensing Agreement Basics with Steve Sedberry
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In this episode, attorney Steve Sedberry shares his views on trademark licensing best practices using a deceptively short agreement. Sedberry explains: A company’s obligation to preserve and capitalize on a mark’s value; The law’s focus on consumer protection rather than commercial benefit; and Why negotiations are the time to be thorough when it comes to leveraging a trademark. Find the original contract here:
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Special Issues when Contracting with College Athletes
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How are college athletes just like online influencers—and how are they not? In this episode, sports attorney John Gibson contrasts the two contexts to illustrate where agreements with college athletes present special issues. Gibson underlines: •Term considerations that are unique to college athletes, •The difficulty of using a school's brand, •Scheduling difficulties for very busy athletes, and •An overall assessment of the amateurism re-regulation and the growth of NIL deals. Review the contract here: https://www.lawinsider.com/contracts/iaKyZVblAh1
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Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) that Embrace Reality
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In this episode, Arohi Kashyap tears down the Salesforce Data Processing Addendum (DPA). Companies that deal with private data every day may not see managing data as mission-critical. However, as Kashyap points out, corporate counsel needs to understand and manage data risks. Kashyap uses Salesforce's agreement to illustrate a few important principles: •Roles must defined, particularly as they shift during an engagement, •Liability should be clear in the event of a plausible data breach, and •Counsel must understand that not-urgent is not the same as not-important when it comes to data...
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The Risks of Wading Into Alcohol Distribution Agreements
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Alcohol distribution agreements are deceptively simple. They appear like so many distribution agreements, but the compliance environment is so localized that you can really get yourself in a bind if you're not careful. In this episode of the Contract Teardown show, experienced alcohol compliance attorney Kristina Perry Alexander details the risks associated with this seemingly simple documents. Alexander points out: The specificity of state-level alcohol regulation, The difficulty of choosing governing law jurisdictions, Complexities around direct-to-consumer distribution, and Signals that...
info_outlineHow do you balance the requirements of good drafting, being both accessible and thorough? Those goals seem to contradict each other.
In this episode, Attorney Akash Kashyap addresses this conflict using the Nintendo Switch family of product’s End User License Agreement.
View the contract here: https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/48058/~/nintendo-switch-family%3A-user-agreement