Cloud Licensing Strategies, Risks and Remedies

What You Will Learn

In a traditional software licensing or hardware purchase engagement, the service provider installs the software or equipment in the customer’s environment.  Cloud computing involves accessing a provider’s software and infrastructure remotely and often includes storing the customer’s data with that provider.  Learn why these structural differences mean you need to think differently about how to license, what business risks to prioritize and address in your license agreements, and what contractual remedies you need to ensure business continuity and protection against liability.

This program will provide content to enable experienced attorneys to develop and maintain legal skills related to the negotiation and drafting of contracts in the practice areas of technology transactions and cloud licensing. The program will provide attorneys with an understanding of general structural differences between various cloud computing structures to improve practice management and better counsel and advise on appropriate strategies. Specifically, discussion will involve practice pointers to assist with problem solving, legal analysis and reasoning, drafting of transactional documents, and counseling clients related to license grants, termination rights, and common risks and remedies.

Why You Should Attend

• Gain an understanding of various cloud computing structures, including newer ones such as edge computing
• Learn how to develop and implement a cloud licensing strategy 
• Address loss of control with creative remedies and risk mitigation strategies in your contracts

Who Should Attend

The audience level will be intermediate – IP experience, but not all will have negotiated software licenses or cloud-based agreements.

Speakers

Sarah Beisheim 
Legal Counsel 
REMADE Institute
 
Jeffrey S. Connell
Associate
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Farah F. Cook
Counsel
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
 
Stacie G. McNulty
Consultant
Brevet