Tag: intellectual property
Cloud Contracts: Four Legal Traps to Avoid
Read that cloud computing contract again. Trust us, it’s not as simple as it looks. Here are four legal traps to look out for before signing on the dotted line for a cloud-based service. 1. Intellectual Property Exposure “When moving trade secrets to the cloud, the customer must ensure the cloud provider has adequate protections […]
Start-up Healthcare Company Overcomes Risks and Captures Success in Outsourced R&D | Article
Innovation is the lifeblood of entrepreneurial companies such as Inherited Health™, an online resource for information about health risks, but it’s also imperative that such companies deliver new products to the market in a short time frame and at the lowest cost. Those were the business challenges – along with having only a handful of […]
Outsourcing Experts Discuss New Flexible Pricing Models | Article
Outsourcing Center assembled a panel of industry experts to discuss the changes in outsourcing contracts and pricing models over the next two to five years. Their insights reveal buyers and providers will approach outsourcing initiatives differently than in the past. Q. Outsourcing pricing models and contract vehicles have evolved over the past few years. How […]
An Attorney Outlines Some Outsourcing Challenges for Manufacturers | Article
Manufacturers who outsource lose control over the manufacturing process. Adam Chernichaw’s advice: Document everything.
Outsourcing to Canada: Legal & Tax Considerations | White Paper
Is your company interested in offshoring or nearshoring to Canada? Read this new white paper about key legal and tax considerations to think about when contemplating Canada as your next offshoring site.
Outsourcing to India: Key Legal and Tax Considerations for U.S. Financial Institutions | White Paper
Any cross-border outsourcing transaction raises a host of potential legal issues; in addition there is an emerging body of “global sourcing” legislation in the U.S. This paper describes how Baker & McKenzie can assist U.S. financial institutions in assessing current outsourcing agreements and guiding future agreements for compliance with key legal and tax issues when […]
Cost V. Control: Thoughts on Outsourcing Your eCommerce Offering | Article
Companies face five key legal issues when they outsource their eCommerce offerings. Attorneys at Baker & McKenzie show you the legal sandbars and explain how to navigate around them.
Storehouse of Knowledge | Article
ELearning is more than applying technology to the learning process. If done effectively, it changes several business processes, and outsourcing is the best catalyst for those changes.
Protecting Buyers In A BPO Contract | Article
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) can give companies a decided advantage in today’s marketplace. However, four legal issues have the power to derail an outsourcing contract’s success. If buyers include legal protections in their outsourcing contracts, they can enjoy the advantages BPO outsourcing brings, according to attorney David Pace, a partner in the Dallas office of Arter and Hadden LLP…