Norman Solberg

Contracts

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Preparation and negotiation of hundreds of business agreements in several parts of the world, including licenses and sales, purchase and distribution arrangements.

Technology and trademark licenses, joint development agreements, secrecy and non-disclosure arrangements.

REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTIONS

Long-term license by a U.S. multinational client to a Japanese company of a U.S. consumer products company's entire intellectual property portfolio (patents, trademarks, product formulas and new product and marketing plans) for exclusive use in Japan in return for a large cash payment.

Hundreds of international matters for Sharp Corporation, a top Japanese electronics company, including litigation, arbitration, corporate issues and high tech development projects. Such projects included almost every international contract, technology license, telecommunications or global satellite project and joint venture it negotiated. These included projects with IBM, Microsoft, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, Intel, Apple Computer, Compaq, Thomson, Xerox, Motorola, Qualcomm, GE, GEC, Philips, Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Adobe Systems, Tandy, Dell, Seagate, Rockwell, AT&T, Alcatel, Ericsson, Nokia, Deutsche Telecom, Sarnoff, SRI and many other major computer, software and telecommunications companies.