Intellectual Property Assignments from Software Developers: Key Provisions in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and United States
11 minute read | September.13.2023
Jennifer Criss
Of Counsel
Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Criss advises clients on the strategy and negotiation of the intellectual property (IP) and technology aspects of complex corporate transactions, from mergers and acquisitions to divestitures to asset carve-outs. She also guide companies through critical technology and IP commercial agreements at the core of their businesses.
Jennifer routinely advises clients on strategic partnerships and guides companies through every stage of corporate transactions where IP and technology are key assets and where artificial intelligence (AI) is a driving factor. She helps clients prepare for acquisition, including developing and implementing remediation strategies, and counsels clients seeking to acquire businesses as strategic partners or as private equity funds investing in innovative technology, IP, and AI.
Additionally, she works closely with established companies in drafting and negotiating a wide variety of complex IP, technology, software, intercompany, software as a service (SaaS), reseller, OEM, AI, joint development, consulting, and other commercial agreements and licenses. Jennifer works with cross-border clients across numerous technology-driven sectors, including entertainment and media.
Jennifer has extensive knowledge of copyright law and counsels clients on all aspects of copyright protection.
Jennifer has been in the leadership of the American Bar Association's Section of Intellectual Property Law for over 15 years. She currently serves on the Sections' Council and has also been a member of the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Board since 2016. Previously she was a member of the Nominating Committee, was Vice Chair of the Copyright Division, and chaired the Committee on Copyright & Social Media.
Jennifer is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Her speaking engagements and publications have addressed topics such as asset sales involving intellectual property, music licensing, IP ownership matters, and copyright permissions and fair use.
Before her legal career, Jennifer earned her Ph.D. in the History of Art from the University of Pennsylvania. She taught art history at The George Washington University and American University. She received fellowships from the French Ministry of Education (Chateaubriand Fellowship), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Phillips Collection, and the University of Pennsylvania.
