Technology Management Sample Clauses

Technology Management. Xerox manages its document services hardware and software technology as contracted, proposing additional technology acquisitions, as required to meet customer’s needs.

Technology Management. Consultant shall provide the following services to the Company in connection with its ongoing technology management program: (a) Advise management of the Company with respect to all aspects of the Company's technology protection and management program, including consulting with respect to strategies to create and protect intellectual property rights associated with its existing technology and any new technology developed or acquired; (b) Consider and advise management concerning patent protection for the Company's technology, including the processes, hardware configurations and software, and advise management in connection with management's determinations as to the filing of patent applications; (c) Select and manage legal groups to prepare, file and prosecute the desired patent applications authorized by management; review the patent applications prepared by counsel on behalf of the Company; and keep management advised as to the prosecution of each application and the timing of the issuance of each of the applications; (d) Consider and advise management concerning international filing strategies, including the selection of countries for each of the corresponding U.S. applications; select and manage attorneys and agents in each country selected by management for filing, coordinate with such attorneys and agents the filing and prosecution of all foreign patent applications and the maintenance of issued patents; (e) Work closely with management with regard to the ongoing research and development efforts to coordinate the initial patent filings with anticipated filings and to develop a database sufficient to strengthen and broaden the overall patent protection consistent with available resources; (f) Consider and advise management concerning options for third-party arrangements for further technology development, manufacturing, marketing, licensing and joint venture arrangements in the U.S. and abroad and overall company strategies regarding such transactions; (g) Advise management with respect to technology based agreements, including consulting agreements, agreements dealing with the disclosure and protection of proprietary information and agreements establishing and managing technology based joint developments, joint ventures, limited liability companies and other forms of business alliances; (h) Work with patent counsel, advise management with respect to "freedom to operate" issues relating to third party patents, including problems associated with the pr...