Posts Tagged ‘SaaS attorney’
SaaS Lawyer Kristie Prinz to Present on Negotiating Digital Health Contracts
Date & Time: May 16, 2022, 10 a.m. PST How are digital health contracts unique from other business contracts? What do you need to know to negotiate them? Silicon Valley SaaS Lawyer Kristie Prinz will present an introductory webinar on May 16th at 10 a.m. PST on “Introduction to Negotiating Digital Health Contracts” which will…
Read MoreSilicon Valley SaaS Lawyer Kristie Prinz to Speak on “Best Practices for Drafting & Negotiating SaaS Contracts”
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog Author and SaaS Lawyer Kristie Prinz will be presenting a webinar on “Best Practices for Drafting & Negotiating SaaS Contracts” on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 10 a.m. PST. To attend, please register at the attached link.
Read MoreCapitalizing on SaaS Sales Opportunities During the Coronavirus Crisis Without Creating New Legal Risks
Although many businesses are concerned about the potential economic fallout of recent shelter-in-place orders in Silicon Valley as well as more limited office and business closings across the United States, the coronavirus crisis is presenting a unique sales opportunity to savvy SaaS companies, given the fact that much of the United States workforce has suddenly…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Present on “Negotiating SaaS Contracts & Managing Customer Relationships”
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be presenting on “Negotiating SaaS Contracts & Managing Customer Relationships” on March 31st, 2020 at 10 a.m. PST/ 1 p.m. EST in a webinar sponsored by The Prinz Law Office. To attend, please register at: https://prinzlawstore.com/2020/02/best-practices-for-negotiating-saas-contracts-managing-saas-customer-relationships/
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Speak on “Negotiating SaaS Agreements” for Clear Law Institute
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be presenting on “Negotiating SaaS Agreements: Drafting Key Contract Provisions, Protecting Customer and Vendor Interests” for Clear Law Institute on March 23, 2020 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Speak on Upcoming Webinar on SaaS Contracts
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be presenting an upcoming web on “Negotiating SaaS Agreements: Drafting Key Contract Provisions, Protecting Customer and Vendor Interests” on August 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. PST/1:00 p.m PST for Virginia-based Clear Law Institute. The sponsor is offering a 35% discount off the registration fee with the discount…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Speak on “Negotiating SaaS Contracts” for Clear Law Institute
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will present a webinar on “Negotiating SaaS Agreements: Drafting Key Contract Provisions, Protecting Customer and Vendor Interests” for Virginia-based Clear Law Institute on February 8, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. PST/ 1:00 p.m. EST. The sponsor has made available a 35% discount off the registration fee with the discount…
Read MoreRecent FTC Enforcement Action Should Serve as Warning to Other Software Companies Claiming Privacy Shield Compliance
If your company has either pursued Privacy Shield certification, or publicly claimed to be in pursuit of Privacy Shield certification, recent enforcement action by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) should put your company on notice that failure to maintain your certification may render you subject to FTC enforcement activity if you continue to make representations…
Read MoreAre “Unethical” App Subscription Practices Ruining the App Store?
Tech Crunch and Forbes recently reported on a problem plaguing the App Store: unethical subscription practices. According to Tech Crunch, commonly utilized unethical practices include as follows: that the apps are too aggressive in obtaining subscriptions; that the apps offer little functionality without upgrading; the apps provide no transparency around how free trials work; and the…
Read MoreWhy Software Companies Need to Anticipate Insurance Requirements Before Commencing Negotiations on Significant Deals
If your company is like most, you postpone the procurement of insurance policies until you absolutely have to obtain them, expecting to be able to obtain whatever you need on demand. However, if your company is in the software space and you anticipate a significant deal is on the horizon, you should be anticipating your…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog Sponsor Announces New “Subscription Model” Option for Legal Clients
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog Sponsor, The Prinz Law Office, has announced today the launch of a new option for clients: the “subscription model” billing model. The firm will initially be offering daily and half-daily subscription models. The model is anticipated to potentially be a good fit with companies having ongoing legal review or advice…
Read MoreTop Mistakes Made in Software Deals without the Representation of Experienced Software Counsel
Updated 6.21.24 I was recently asked for a list of the top mistakes the average company will make when they enter into a software deal without getting an experienced software lawyer involved early in the negotiations. I thought it was an excellent question, so I wanted to share my thoughts on the issue with this…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Present Webinar on “Negotiating SaaS Agreements: Drafting Key Contract Provisions, Protecting Customer and Vendor Interests”
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog Author Kristie Prinz will be presenting a webinar on “Negotiating SaaS Agreements: Drafting Key Contract Provisions, Protecting Customer and Vendor Interests” for Clear Law Institute on 10/26/18 at 10:00 a.m. PST. Clear Law Institute is providing a registration discount for attendees who register with the discount code: KP119433. To register,…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Speak on “Negotiating SaaS Agreements: Drafting Key Contract Provisions, Protecting Customer and Vendor Interests”
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog Author Kristie Prinz will be presenting a webinar on “Negotiating SaaS Agreements: Drafting Key Contract Provisions, Protecting Customer and Vendor Interests” on June 11, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. The program will be sponsored by Virginia-based Clear Law Institute. To register for the event, sign up at the Clear Law Institute…
Read MoreWhat Software Companies Need to Know about the EU General Data Protection Regulation
If your business is in the software industry and you are doing any business in Europe, you should be aware of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), as it will apply to your business when it goes into effect on May 25, 2018. You also may want to consider pursuing Privacy Shield certification before…
Read MoreSix Signs You Are Reviewing a Poorly Written Software Contract
I was recently asked how to recognize that a software contract is poorly written. Upon consideration, I’ve come up with six signs to watch for in order to identify a poorly written software contract. In my experience, the first sign of a poorly drafted contract is that contract completely confuses the software licensing and SaaS…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Speak on “Negotiating SaaS Agreements: Drafting Key Contract Provisions, Protecting Customer and Vendor Interests”
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be featured as a speaker on “Negotiating SaaS Agreements: Drafting Key Contract Provisions, Protecting Customer and Vendor Interests” for a webinar hosted by Arlington, Virginia-based Clear Law Institute on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 from 10-11:15 a.m. PST. The firm has published a press release on the event,…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Speak on “Negotiating Software As a Service Contracts”
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be presenting a webinar on “Negotiating Software As a Service Contracts” for Clear Law Institute on Wednesday, January 17th from 10-11:15 a.m. PST. The Prinz Law Office has published a press release on the event, which is attached here. To register, please sign up at the Clear…
Read MoreSoftware Contracts Lawyer Kristie Prinz to Speak at Webinar on “Drafting SaaS Contracts” Sponsored by The Prinz Law Office
SaaS attorney Kristie Prinz will be speaking at a webinar on “Best Practices for Drafting SaaS Contracts that Reduce the Customer Sales Cycle & Avoid Disputes” sponsored by The Prinz Law Office. The event will take place on October 26, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PST. What you will learn in the webinar:…
Read MoreDoes Your Customer Software License or SaaS Agreement Leave Your Software Company Vulnerable to a Legal Dispute Over Implementation?
If your software company is like most software companies these days, you likely set up a software interface and train your customers on how to use the product at the very beginning of the relationship. You probably even charge some sort of fee for these initial services that you provide. And the set-up process may…
Read MoreRecent Software Class Actions Provide Valuable Lesson on Why SaaS Contracts Should Be Drafted to Fit Company’s Business Model
When SaaS companies and start-ups first contact me, they are often doing so with the idea that there are a few really well SaaS template contracts circulating in the SaaS industry and they seeking the” right” attorney to provide that industry-standard template to them. Alternatively, they contact me telling me that they’ve already put together…
Read MoreSaaS Contracts: Is Your SaaS Contract Extending Your Sales Cycle?
The average sales contract being signed by a SaaS company has nothing to do with the technology being sold and fails to include all of the key contract terms that need to be in a SaaS contract. Thus, not only does the poor nature of the contract complicate the process of signing up new customers…
Read MoreTakeaways for Software Industry from New Study on Costs of Data Breach
If you are a cloud service provider or a software provider who offers maintenance services to enterprise-level companies, then your company has likely had occasion to negotiate indemnification clauses relating to data breaches. Moreover, your company has probably had to provide warranties around data security or employee bad acts that would provide some protections to…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Speak at Webinar on “Negotiating Service Level Agreement Key Terms”
The Prinz Law Office is pleased to announce that Silicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be speaking at an upcoming webinar on “Negotiating Service Level Agreement Key Terms” on December 21, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 PST. For more information about the webinar, please see the firm’s press release on the event…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Speak at Upcoming Webinar on “Negotiating Software as a Service Contracts”
The Prinz Law Office is pleased to announce that Silicon Valley Software Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be speaking at an upcoming webinar “Negotiating Software as a Service Contracts” on December 19, 2016 from 1 to 2:15 p.m. EST. For more information, please see the firm’s attached press release. Press Release on Clear Law Institute…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Blog Author Kristie Prinz to Speak on Best Practices for Negotiating and Drafting Effective SaaS Customer Agreements
Are your SaaS customers really signing an agreement that is effective for your business? How do you even know if your SaaS company is working with a customer agreement that is sufficiently protecting your business? The Silicon Valley Software Law Blog’s author Kristie Prinz is presenting a webinar on June 13, 2016 at 10 a.m.…
Read MoreShould Your Software Company Be Concerned about Product ADA Compliance?
If your software company leases office spaces, then you may have some familiarity with the legal issues involving whether or not the space is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”), but have you ever considered whether your software product itself is ADA compliant? If the answer is no, then it may be…
Read MoreMicrosoft Launches New Constitutional Challenge Against Government Over Secret Data Requests
Microsoft has just opened a new chapter in the software industry’s pushback against alleged federal government overreach by filing a constitutional challenge over indefinite government gag orders when the government subpoenas information from customer cloud accounts. Microsoft’s complaint alleges that the orders violate First Amendment free speech rights and Fourth Amendment rights regarding unreasonable government…
Read MoreLawyer Kristie Prinz Invited to Present Upcoming Webinar on “Negotiating Software as a Service Contracts”
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog author Kristie Prinz has been invited to present a webinar on “Negotiating Software as a Service Contracts” for Clear Law Institute on May 6, 2016 at 10 a.m. PST/1 p.m. EST. For more information on the event or to register, please visit the Clear Law Institute website at http://clearlawinstitute.com/.
Read MoreSilicon Valley Software Law Blog Author to be Featured at Upcoming SaaS Webinar
Silicon Valley Software Law Blog Author Kristie Prinz will be featured as a speaker for the webinar “Negotiating Software as a Service Contracts” for the Arlington, Virginia-based Clear Law Institute on Monday, November 2nd at 10 a.m. PST/1 p.m. EDT. For more information, contact the Clear Law Institute.
Read MoreSoftware Licensing vs. Software-as-a-Service (“Saas”) : The Importance of the Technology Model to Contract Drafting
Updated 6.11.24 When I am first retained by a software company, I inevitably have a conversation with my contact at the company about their technology model: what is your technology model: “SaaS” or “software license”? Nine times out of ten the client either will be unable to answer the question or will say that they…
Read MoreDrafting SaaS and Software Licenses Effectively Requires High Level Knowledge about the Technology
Updated 6.25.24 There seems to be a common universal belief among many companies that there is a single form agreement circulating among software lawyers with the perfect terms that can just be cut and pasted into their agreements if they can just find the right attorney who can furnish that ‘perfect’ form agreement. I have…
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