Ward and Smith Law Firm provides technology-based companies and industries with a wide range of integrated services.

The Technology Practice Group provides technology-based companies and industries with a wide range of integrated services. We represent growth companies, founders, management, shareholders, directors and investors in a wide range of technology industries including, software, hardware, semiconductors, medical devices, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. We meet the diverse needs of our clients by routinely handling matters such as:

Computer and Technology Law

Licenses (Individual, Network, Site, Concurrent, Executed, Break-the-Seal)
Copyright of Computer Software
OEM Agreements, Software, and Hardware
Trademarks
Web Hosting, Website Access, Linking, EDI, and Other Internet-Related Agreements
Nondisclosure Agreements
Software and Hardware Maintenance Agreements
Acquisition Agreements for Software and Hardware Systems
Source Code and Technology Escrow Agreements
Trade Secret Protection and Licensing
Distributorship Agreements
Protecting Software Security Interests
Dealer Agreements
Employment Agreements (Including Noncompetition)
Alpha and Beta Testing Agreements
Online and Offline Privacy Issues
Software Development Agreements
On-Line Service Agreements
FCC Certification and Type Acceptance
Electronic Data Interchange and Trading Partner Agreements

Biotechnology Law

Consistent with our long-standing commitment to exceptional service, Ward and Smith, P.A. makes developing strong, effective attorney-client relationships a top priority. Our Technology Practice Group attorneys' years of experience working closely with technology-based industries enable us to present our clients with the best options. As may be required, we form teams of knowledgeable professionals, from within the firm, from outside the firm, and from related disciplines, to develop strategies to help our clients prepare for future challenges and overcome current obstacles.

Attorneys composing the Technology Practice Group have extensive experience in their area of the law and maintain leadership positions and memberships in many related organizations including the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies Association, the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, the International Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, Venture Capital Task Force of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Board, North Carolina Biotechnology Center Advisory Committee on the Development and Transfer of Biotechnology, Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Licensing Executives Society. Among this group, three attorneys are recognized in "Legal Elite," a list of the best attorneys in the state by Business North Carolina. One attorney has received the North Carolina Technology Association's Top IT Support Service Provide award, Triangle Business Journal's top "Women in Business" award, and Business Leader's "Woman Extraordinaire" award.










					The Technology Practice Group provides technology-based companies and industries with a wide range of integrated services. We represent growth companies, founders, management, shareholders, directors and investors in a wide range of technology industries including, software, hardware, semiconductors, medical devices, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. We meet the diverse needs of our clients by routinely handling matters such as: Corporate, Partnership, and Tax Law Structuring New Business and Choice of Entity Limited Liability Companies Incorporations and Organization of Corporations Leveraged and Management Buyouts Stock Options and Warrants Letters of Intent Stock Alternatives Transfer of Technology to Corporations Consultation and Negotiation of Deadlocks, Squeeze Outs, Breaches of Fiduciary Duty, Conflicts of Interest, and Usurpation of Corporate Opportunity Restricted Stock Agreements and 83(B) Elections Qualified Business Venture Applications Mergers and Reorganizations Joint Ventures Shareholder and Buy-Sell Agreements Purchase and Sale of Corporations Statutory and Non-Statutory Stock Option Plans Reincorporation from Other States Voting Trust Agreements and Proxies Qualification to do Business in Other States R&D Limited Partnerships Computer and Technology Law Licenses (Individual, Network, Site, Concurrent, Executed, Break-the-Seal) Copyright of Computer Software OEM Agreements, Software, and Hardware Trademarks Web Hosting, Website Access, Linking, EDI, and Other Internet-Related Agreements Nondisclosure Agreements Software and Hardware Maintenance Agreements Acquisition Agreements for Software and Hardware Systems Source Code and Technology Escrow Agreements Trade Secret Protection and Licensing Distributorship Agreements Protecting Software Security Interests Dealer Agreements Employment Agreements (Including Noncompetition) Alpha and Beta Testing Agreements Online and Offline Privacy Issues Software Development Agreements On-Line Service Agreements FCC Certification and Type Acceptance Electronic Data Interchange and Trading Partner Agreements Biotechnology Law Patent Counsel Advice on Legal Steps Involved in Commercializing Biotechnology Sponsored Research Agreements Collaboration Agreements Material Transfer Agreements Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) Small Business Innovation and Research Agreements (SBIRs) Technology Broker Agreements Pre-Clinical Research Agreements Nondisclosure Agreements Clinical Research Agreements Trade Secret Protection and Licensing Contract Research Organization Agreements (CROs) Marketing and Distribution Agreements Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Agreements Equipment Financing Agreements Device Manufacturing Agreements Technology Purchases University and Corporate Technology Transfer Agreements Pharmaceutical and Other License Agreements Employment Agreements (Including Noncompetition) University/NIH Office of Research Integrity Inquiries Consistent with our long-standing commitment to exceptional service, Ward and Smith, P.A. makes developing strong, effective attorney-client relationships a top priority. Our Technology Practice Group attorneys' years of experience working closely with technology-based industries enable us to present our clients with the best options. As may be required, we form teams of knowledgeable professionals, from within the firm, from outside the firm, and from related disciplines, to develop strategies to help our clients prepare for future challenges and overcome current obstacles. Attorneys composing the Technology Practice Group have extensive experience in their area of the law and maintain leadership positions and memberships in many related organizations including the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies Association, the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, the International Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, Venture Capital Task Force of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Board, North Carolina Biotechnology Center Advisory Committee on the Development and Transfer of Biotechnology, Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Licensing Executives Society. Among this group, three attorneys are recognized in "Legal Elite," a list of the best attorneys in the state by Business North Carolina. One attorney has received the North Carolina Technology Association's Top IT Support Service Provide award, Triangle Business Journal's top "Women in Business" award, and Business Leader's "Woman Extraordinaire" award.





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