Checklist of Agreements required by a Typical High-Tech Start-Up
1. Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure
2. Incorporation documents:
- Types of Business Organizations
- Legal Considerations
- Management Set-Up
- Liability of Officers/Directors
- Steps to forming a [Massachusetts] corporation:
- meet with incorporator(s) to gather required business arrangement
- prepare 'Action By Consent of Incorporators' document
- prepare 'Assignment, Assumption and License' document
- prepare and file [with State]'Articles of Organization'
- prepare [Massachusetts] 'By-Laws'
- procure 'Stock kit' and corporate seal
- prepare and issue initial 'founders' stock
- prepare 'Stock Restriction' agreement
3. Employment Agreement [if more than 1 founder]
4. Stock Restriction/Buy-Sell Agreements
5. Employee Non-Disclosure/Inventions Agreement
6. Consulting/Independent Contractor Agreement:
7. Product Agreements
- Hardware
- Software License (negotiated, "Shrink-wrap",
"Click-wrap")
- OEM
- Value Added Reseller [VAR]
- Independent Software Vendor [ISV]
- Integrator
- Distributor
- Sales Representative
- Porting agreement
- Beta agreement
- Eval Agreement
8. Joint Development/Marketing Agreement:
9. Technology Transfer/Royalty Agreement:
10. Joint Venture Agreement:
If you need any of the above agreements reviewed or drafted,
call OnLine Counsel for a fast, cost-effective response (508-366-8825).
JOSEPH VALOF, ESQ.
1 WESSONVILLE VILLAGE WAY
WESTBORO, MA 01581
PH: 508-366-8825
FAX: 508-366-8825
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