Commercialization and 
Technology Transfer Group 

“The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won’t keep. Something must be done about them.”
- Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947)

People have ideas – a lot of ideas. These ideas manifest in universities and schools, companies, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies. Whether an improvement on an existing product, a revolutionary new process or the next life-saving compound, an idea must be moved from concept to market in order to improve lives and fuel growth. 

This is easy to understand -- not always easy to do. 

The attorneys of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP have represented many clients in their quests to take products to consumers, whether to niche groups or to the masses. The attorneys help clients understand the opportunities and hurdles they may encounter, decide who from within and outside the organization should be involved, define strategies and execute plans. The attorneys who assist with commercialization and technology transfer combine their experiences in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property, labor and employment, employee benefits, corporate finance, venture capital, securities laws, taxes, strategic alliances, negotiations and more to help clients see the entire scope of the commercialization process, not just a segment here and a theory there.

• Selecting and forming the business entity that best suit our client’s needs
• Ongoing corporate governance
• Licensing intellectual property, in and out of organizations
• Developing intellectual property portfolio strategies and
  registering and protecting intellectual property through patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, etc.
• Protecting confidential information and trade secrets
• Researching and preparing freedom of use opinions
• Negotiating confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
• Determining the appropriate capital structure at various stages of clients’ businesses
• Identifying specified sources of capital
• Raising capital through a variety of methods, including sales of securities, debt instruments, mezzanine financing, etc.
• Negotiating and implementing strategic partnerships and joint ventures
• Structuring employee incentive and benefit plans
• Negotiating, documenting and implementing mergers and acquisitions (both sell-side and buy-side)
• Assist with purchases and sales of goods and services
• Tax strategies
• Compliance with federal securities law and state blue sky laws
• Public offerings

When something must be done about ideas, the attorneys of Bose McKinney & Evans are ready to help.