Kristie Prinz addresses the lessons to be learned from today’s worldwide technology breakdown over a software update in this video recorded on 7.19.24.

Kristie Prinz addressed whether companies should rethink software agreements in her video recorded on July 18, 2024.

This video introducing Kristie Prinz, Technology Lawyer, was recorded on July 9, 2024.

The Prinz Law Office is pleased to announce the launch of a new subscription plan, which is intended to simplify the process of working with a lawyer for companies as well as individuals.  The firm’s subscription plans have been been designed to uniquely enable clients to hire and communicate with counsel without the fear or worry of an accruing billable hour.

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Technology Licensing Lawyer Kristie Prinz explains why not to use the term “SaaS License” in this video recorded on March 7, 2022.

If your company is like most U.S. businesses, it has been severely impacted by the ongoing coronavirus crisis and the stay-at-home orders that have been mandated across the country.  Legislation was recently passed by Congress and signed into law that may make available disaster relief to your company: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES” Act).

The CARES Act established a new business loan program, the Paycheck Protection Loan Program (“PPP”), which will enable a U.S. company qualifying as a small business to receive a loan in the amount of 2.5 times the company’s monthly payroll costs.  As part of the PPP, companies may be eligible for loan forgiveness on any loan proceeds applied during the eight-week period immediately following receipt of the loan towards payroll, rent, utilities, and interest on mortgage and debt obligations incurred prior to February 15, 2020, provided that all employees are kept on the payroll for the eight week period and the documentation verifying the use is submitted to the lender.   Any loan proceeds that are not forgiven will have a maturity of 2 years and an interest rate of 1%.  The program is described in more detail on this weblink.  The interim regulations describing how the program will work are linked here and the FAQ addressing questions and answers is linked here.

To participate in this loan program, your company should submit an application through your primary bank.  Alternatively, many online and non-bank business lenders are also participating in the loan program, so working through such a lender may be an available option.

In addition, your company may be eligible for an economic injury disaster loan advance of up to $10,000. Originally these advances were supposed to be available within 3 days of submitting an application; however, this now been revised to remove a deadline.  Advances should be requested directly through the SBA website at this link.  The loan advance will not have to be repaid but the amount may be deducted from a subsequently obtained PPP loan.

It is anticipated that the funds allocated to this program are going to run out before all the applications are processed, so companies are being encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible.  It is unfortunately not clear how long businesses will have to wait to receive the aid.  To date, the Silicon Valley IP Licensing Law Blog is only aware of one approved business and has heard of no business actually receiving any aid through these programs.

Silicon Valley IP Licensing Law Blog Attorney Kristie Prinz will be presenting a webinar on October 8, 2019 at 10 a.m. PST on “Best Practices for Negotiating SaaS Contracts & Managing SaaS Customer Relationships.”  The program will address the following topics:

• What makes an effective customer contract?
• What are the essential terms in a well-drafted SaaS contract?
• What are the common issues that arise in SaaS negotiations? What are the best strategies to resolve them?
• What are the best practices to manage the customer relationship?

To learn more about the webinar and register, please visit The Prinz Law Store website at: http://prinzlawstore/com/2019/08/saas-contracts/.

The Prinz Law Office, which publishes the Silicon Valley IP Licensing Law Blog, has announced the opening of its new San Francisco Office. The new location will enable the firm to better serve clients in the northern Peninsula, the North Bay, and San Francisco. For more information on the announce, check out our press release linked here.

Silicon Valley IP Licensing Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will present a webinar on “Best Practices for Drafting Master Service Agreements & Managing the Service Relationship” on Friday, March 8, 2019 at 10 a.m. PST 1 p.m. EST.  The Prinz Law Office will sponsor the event, which is intended for lawyers as well as businesspeople.  To register for the event, please sign up at

http://prinzlawstore.com/2019/01/best-practices-for-drafting-master-service-agreements-managing-the-service-relationship/

Silicon Valley IP Licensing Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be presenting a webinar on “Best Practices for Drafting SaaS Contracts & Managing SaaS Customer Relationships” on February 19, 2019 at 10 a.m.PST 1 p.m. EST.  The Prinz Law Office will be sponsoring the event, which will be intended for lawyers as well as businesspeople.  To register for the event, please sign up here:

http://prinzlawstore.com/2019/01/drafting-saas-contracts-managing-saas-customer-relationships/.