1. The services to be performed by retained counsel (“COUNSEL”) may consist of one or more of the following tasks: (a) Protection and enforcement of CSCU’s Intellectual Property (“IP”) in the United States and overseas, including but not limited to, the preparation and prosecution of and/or advice regarding the defense of infringement claims. (b) Creation, handling, filing, and/or prosecution of patent, trademark, or other intellectual property applications. (c) Intellectual property licensing or assignment related to inventions, patents, copyrights, and trademarks including technology transfer and licensing to business start-ups. (d) Legal aspects of the formation, structure, governance, financing, and business transactions with/for new and growing technology-based companies. (e) General intellectual property legal advice to CSCU on matters under the direction of the CSCU Office of General Counsel, including preparation of written opinions regarding inventorship, patentability or infringement.
