San Jose Startup & Technology Lawyers
Inventus Law is a technology-focused law firm serving startups, founders, investors, and technology companies in San Jose and throughout Silicon Valley. With a San Jose corporate office and a broader global technology practice, Inventus Law advises businesses on corporate formation, venture financing, technology transactions, intellectual property, commercial agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and global labor and employment matters.
San Jose is at the center of Silicon Valley’s technology and innovation ecosystem. For startups and growing technology companies, legal needs often develop alongside the business, from choosing an appropriate corporate structure and protecting intellectual property to raising capital, negotiating commercial agreements, and preparing for strategic transactions.
Inventus Law works with companies throughout these stages, providing legal counsel across corporate, transactional, intellectual property, and technology-related matters.
San Jose Startup Lawyers
Starting a company involves legal decisions that can affect ownership, governance, financing, and future growth. Inventus Law works with early-stage companies on matters including entity selection, capital structuring, founder stock, stock option planning, bylaws, board formation, corporate compliance, and related agreements.
Inventus Law’s Startup Law practice addresses legal matters involving employment, consulting, confidentiality, and intellectual property ownership. We help founding teams establish legal structures and processes that support the company’s development while addressing relationships among founders, employees, and investors.
As a startup prepares to raise outside capital, legal counsel can also become important in structuring and negotiating financing terms and preparing for investor diligence. Inventus Law’s startup practice includes seed, angel, and venture financing matters, including convertible note, SAFE, and Series Seed financing structures.
Corporate Law for San Jose Companies
Corporate legal matters evolve as a company moves from formation through growth, financing, strategic transactions, and an eventual exit.
Inventus Law advises startups and technology companies on corporate matters throughout the business lifecycle. Its corporate practice includes startup formation, corporate structuring, governance, financing, and mergers and acquisitions.
For San Jose companies, this can include helping founders establish an appropriate legal structure, addressing board and shareholder matters, preparing for financing, maintaining corporate documentation, and planning for significant strategic transactions.
Inventus Law’s corporate practice works alongside its Technology Transactions and Intellectual Property practices when a company’s legal needs span multiple areas.
Venture Financing & Investment Matters
Raising capital can require careful coordination among founders, companies and investors. Inventus Law represents startup companies in seed, angel and venture financing matters and also has experience representing venture investors.
Our financing work can include structuring and negotiating financing terms, preparing for legal diligence, and working through transaction documentation. Inventus Law’s Startup Law practice specifically addresses convertible promissory notes, SAFE financings, and Series Seed equity financings.
For San Jose founders and technology companies preparing for a financing round, legal counsel can help address corporate structure, capitalization, investor documentation, and other issues that may arise during the financing process.
Technology Transactions
Technology companies regularly enter agreements involving software, intellectual property, customers, suppliers, partners, and other commercial relationships.
Inventus Law’s Technology Transactions practice advises companies on a range of technology and commercial agreements, including:
- SaaS agreements
- Technology licensing agreements
- Reseller, distribution and supply agreements
- Master services agreements
- Joint ventures
- Outsourcing transactions
- Terms of Use
- Privacy Policies
- Click-Through Agreements
Our approach considers both legal and commercial objectives when developing contractual solutions. This can be particularly relevant for San Jose technology companies whose products, services, and commercial relationships evolve as the business grows.
Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual property can be an important business asset for technology startups and established technology companies alike. Inventus Law’s Intellectual Property practice assists technology clients with patent, trademark, copyright, and related IP matters.
Inventus Law IP services include patent prosecution before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, trademark clearance and registration, copyright filing and registration, and agreements addressing intellectual property ownership.
Inventus Law also assists companies with non-disclosure agreements and intellectual property assignment agreements involving employees, consultants, developers, and advisors.
For a technology company, establishing clear ownership and protection of intellectual property can be an important part of building the legal foundation of the business.
Commercial Agreements
Commercial agreements can shape how a technology company works with customers, vendors, partners, distributors and other businesses.
Inventus Law’s commercial and technology transactions attorneys work on agreements involving technology licensing, SaaS, distribution, supply relationships, services, outsourcing and joint ventures. We also advise on online business terms, including Terms of Use, Privacy Policies and Click-Through Agreements.
This transactional work can help San Jose companies address contractual rights, responsibilities, commercial risks and the legal requirements surrounding technology-based business relationships.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Inventus Law represents venture-backed and other closely held private companies in sale transactions. Its M&A practice includes work on transactions ranging from asset purchase agreements to merger agreements.
We also counsels founding teams and management on related transaction issues, including earn-out provisions and escrow arrangements.
For a San Jose startup or technology company considering an acquisition, merger, or sale, M&A counsel can help address transaction structure, documentation, diligence, and negotiations through the closing process.
Global Labor & Employment
Technology companies may encounter employment and workforce issues as they hire employees, engage contractors and expand into additional jurisdictions.
Inventus Law’s Global Labor & Employment practice addresses matters including recruitment and hiring, executive employment, independent contractors and consultants, worker classification, overtime and leave requirements, termination and post-termination issues, employee mobility and non-competes.
The practice also includes employment agreements, employee handbooks, workplace and corporate policies, executive compensation, employee stock option arrangements, severance and release agreements, and employment-related due diligence in M&A transactions.
For technology businesses with employees or operations across jurisdictions, Inventus Law approaches these matters with a global perspective while considering jurisdiction-specific requirements.
Global Technology Law
Inventus Law describes its practice as a global technology law practice serving high-growth startups, founders, angel investors, incubators, accelerators, venture capital and private equity investors.
We works with companies, entrepreneurs, and investors across multiple markets and has a practice that spans corporate, commercial, technology, intellectual property, and transactional matters.
For San Jose companies with international founders, investors, operations, or commercial relationships, this broader perspective can be relevant when legal matters extend beyond a single jurisdiction.
Why San Jose Startups, Founders & Technology Companies Work With Inventus Law
San Jose’s position within Silicon Valley creates a business environment where technology companies may encounter legal issues across multiple stages of growth. A startup may need corporate formation and founder agreements at inception, financing counsel as it raises capital, commercial and technology agreements as it develops its business, IP protection as its technology evolves, and M&A counsel when pursuing a strategic transaction.
Inventus Law’s practice areas cover these connected legal needs.
Our current team includes Anil Advani, Founder and Managing Partner; Chris Rasmussen, Managing Partner and Head of Technology Transactions; Richard Peters, Partner and Head of Intellectual Property; and Abhilipsa Panda, Of Counsel and Head of the Commercial Law Practice Group.
Clients can also review Inventus Law’s broader team and practice areas to identify attorneys and legal services relevant to their specific needs.
Contact Inventus Law in San Jose
Inventus Law currently lists a San Jose corporate office at:
Our telephone number is (650) 843-0988,
and our contact email is info@inventuslaw.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a startup lawyer in San Jose help with?
A startup lawyer can advise on matters such as company formation, corporate structure, founder arrangements, stock and equity matters, board governance, intellectual property ownership, commercial agreements and financing.
Inventus Law’s startup practice covers formation and early-stage corporate matters as well as seed, angel and venture financing.
What legal services does Inventus Law provide to startups?
Inventus Law provides startup and corporate legal services involving formation, capital structuring, founder stock, stock option planning, corporate governance, financing, commercial agreements, intellectual property, and strategic transactions.
Does Inventus Law advise founders and investors?
Yes. Inventus Law’s website states that the firm represents founders, angel investors, venture capital and private equity investors, as well as high-growth startup companies.
Does Inventus Law handle venture financing?
Yes. Inventus Law advises startup companies on seed, angel, and venture financings, including financing structures such as convertible notes, SAFE financings, and Series Seed equity financings.
Does Inventus Law handle technology transactions?
Yes. Its Technology Transactions practice includes SaaS agreements, technology licensing agreements, reseller and distribution agreements, supply agreements, master services agreements, joint ventures, outsourcing transactions, Terms of Use, Privacy Policies and Click-Through Agreements.
Does Inventus Law advise on intellectual property?
Yes. Inventus Law’s Intellectual Property practice includes patent prosecution, trademarks, copyrights, NDAs and intellectual property assignment agreements.
Does Inventus Law handle mergers and acquisitions?
Yes. Inventus Law represents venture-backed and other closely held private companies in M&A and sale transactions, including asset purchases and merger agreements.
How can I contact Inventus Law?
Inventus Law lists its telephone number as (650) 843-0988 and its email address as info@inventuslaw.com. Its website also lists a San Jose corporate office at 360 South Baywood Avenue, San Jose, California.