Overview Andrew Ferren, a Director, handles a wide range of business matters for established and emerging companies, non-profit organizations, closely-held businesses, and individual entrepreneurs. His work primarily includes intellectual property counseling, protection, and transactions; technology transfer and licensing matters; and complex business agreements. Andrew also helps to coordinate the firm's trademark and copyright practices. Representative Experience ˇ Represent asset manager of portfolio of first class U.S. hotels and resorts in connection with intellectual property protection and licensing matters. ˇ Represent retailer of clothing and accessories in connection with brand protection and licensing program. ˇ Advise software vendors and purchasers with regard to license agreements, services agreements, ASP/SaaS agreements, and website development and hosting agreements. ˇ Represented furniture retailer in connection with source code license from its long-time software vendor. ˇ Represent a major group of non-profit teaching and research hospitals in technology license agreements, collaboration agreements and sponsored research agreements. ˇ Represented manufacturer of microwave oven technology in collaboration with clean coal technology company to design, develop, manufacture, and license coal treatment systems. ˇ Represented heirs to famous author/illustrator in settlement of dispute over rights to copyrights in decedent's works. ˇ Developed and implemented an international trademark and business model licensing strategy for a New York-based non-profit organization engaged in promoting entrepreneurship through affiliates in Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America. ˇ General counsel to a California-based non-profit organization in connection with business contracts and other matters, including licensing of its certification mark to distributors and retailers of "fair trade" coffee, cocoa, tea and other products. ˇ Handled numerous trademark and domain name matters, including prosecution of applications to register marks in the United States, coordination of international trademark protection efforts, management of clients' trademark portfolios, negotiation of assignments and licenses of marks and domain names, and counseling of clients with regard to trademark and domain name selection, registration, and disputes. Professional and Community Involvement ˇ Advisory Council Member, TransFair USA, 2004-present ˇ Finance Commission Member, Town of Westwood, 2004-2008 ˇ American Bar Association ˇ Boston Bar Association ˇ International Trademark Association ˇ American Intellectual Property Law Association Awards and Recognition ˇ Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent ™ Speaking Engagements ˇ 2009, Workshop leader, "Intellectual Property & Law," StartingBloc Institute ˇ 2005, Moderator, Panel Discussion, "Intellectual Property in the Global Business: What an Entrepreneur Needs to Know," TiECON East Conference Press Releases September 2011
Abacus Finance Group Acts as Lead Agent July 1, 2009
Goulston & Storrs' Pro Bono Contributions Recognized Advisories December 2009
Trademarks and Social Networking Publications & Mentions July 1, 2009
The Am Law Pro Bono 100 |