Adrian Cyhan

Partner

Education

  • B.S. from the University of Notre Dame – Material Science and Engineering
  • J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School

Adrian Cyhan is a Partner with the Firm.

Adrian is a registered patent attorney whose practice is focused on identifying, protecting and leveraging intellectual property assets and providing related counsel and advice. He has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating the terms of various types of transactions including intellectual property licenses, technology alliances, collaboration and development agreements, outsourced technology development agreements, vendor, supply and other commercial agreements, sponsored research agreements involving industrial entities and universities, non-disclosure and consulting agreements, as well as joint and collaborative R&D agreements involving government entities (CRADAs, funding agreements, etc.).

His practice also involves providing strategic counsel to clients in connection with intellectual property portfolio and innovation management, and intellectual property-related issues in the context of transactions such as joint ventures, acquisitions and divestitures. Other areas of his experience include trademark filing and prosecution and related counseling.

Adrian Cyhan has negotiated hundreds of transactions and prosecuted patents involving representative technologies such as wireless communications, software, green technology and vehicles, social media, mechanical, electrical, and medical device technologies.

Before joining the firm, Adrian practiced with prominent law firms in San Diego, Chicago and Detroit. Prior to earning his J.D., he utilized his materials science engineering background as a design and evaluation engineer at Toyota Technical Center, USA, where he developed vehicle components and relationships with component suppliers.

  • Data security and privacy law
  • Executive employment agreements
  • Intellectual property protection strategy and patent monetization
  • Interactive entertainment and video game development and publishing agreements
  • Software licensing, software as a service (SaaS) agreements and service level agreements (SLA)
  • Joint ventures, strategic alliances, and corporate partnering
  • Mobile app terms of use agreements and privacy policies
  • Manufacturing, distribution, marketing and advertising agreements
  • Patent licensing and patent portfolio acquisitions
  • Research and development agreements
  • Startup company representation, including corporate formation, and seed and venture financing
  • Trademark licenses and merchandising agreements
  • University licensing and technology transfer
  • Website operations and legal compliance, terms of use, privacy policy, and contests and sweepstakes
  • Admitted to practice law in the State of California and the State of Illinois
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association
  • IP Licensing Committee, Secretary
  • Licensing Executives Society
    Industry-University-Government-Interface Sector, Co-chair
  • Languages: Ukrainian

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