Experience

Jason Haislmaier is a partner in the Boulder office and serves as co-chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property, Technology & Media Practice Group. Jason represents emerging and established companies in technology and intellectual property transactions, with an emphasis on developing strategies for protecting, managing, and commercializing technology and intellectual property assets.

Jason has worked with clients to structure and negotiate hundreds of unique transactions involving the development and commercialization of technology and intellectual property assets, including:

• Licenses and technology transfers;
   
• Reseller, OEM, and other distribution channel development relationships;
   
• IP and technology-based mergers, acquisitions, financings, and joint ventures;
   
• IT, business process, and manufacturing outsourcings;
   
• IP pooling agreements and dealings with industry standards bodies; and
   
• Internet and electronic commerce transactions.

Jason’s technical experience spans a range of industries and technologies, including computer software, hardware, data storage, networking, telecommunications, cable television, digital and online content distribution, semiconductor development and fabrication, and other high technology sectors.
 
Jason has developed a special area of expertise involving open source software licensing and compliance. He works with clients in the US and abroad to develop and implement open source software license compliance strategies. He also helps clients contend with, and respond to, open source software license enforcement inquiries. Jason has also lectured in both the US and Europe on topics involving open source software and other areas of intellectual property.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Colorado Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section Advisory Board, Board Member (2009 – Present)

Silicon Flatirons Center for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property & Information Technology Board Chair (2008 – Present), Board Member (2005 – Present)

Boulder Software Club, Board of Directors (2009 – Present)

The Family Learning Center, Board of Directors (2007 – 2009)

Colorado Lawyers for the Arts, Board of Directors (2002 – 2004)

Selected Publications and Presentations

“Why Open Source Compliance (Increasingly) Matters,”  The Practical Lawyer (ALI-ABA), December 2009

“Current Issues in Open Source: Manage the Legal Risks, Reap the Business Rewards,” Celesq®-West IP Webinar Series for Corporate Counsel, November 2009

“Open Source ‘Crash Course’ for Entrepreneurs,” Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado (Boulder, CO), October 2009

“Practical Strategies For Closing the Compliance Gap,” The Practical Lawyer (ALI-ABA), October 2009

“Developing A Strategy to Protect Intellectual Property,” Boulder County Business Report, July 10, 2009

“Open Source Update 2009-Open Source in the Current Economy,” Celesq®-West IP Master Webinar Series, June 2009

“Trends in Open Source Software,” 2009 Intellectual Property Institute (Denver, CO), Colorado Bar Association, June 2009

“Outsourcing Arrangements in the Current Market,” Financier Worldwide Magazine, May 2009

“The Evolution of Open Source Software Compliance,” IP Licensing in 2009 (Austin, TX), Law Seminars International, March 2009

“Patents, Start-up Companies, and Financing Decisions,” Evaluating Software Patents (Boulder, CO), Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado, March 2009

“Outsourcing: Developing a Strategy for Success in the Current Economy,” Celesq®-West IP Webinar Series for Corporate Counsel, March 2009

“Intellectual Property ‘Crash Course’ for Entrepreneurs,” Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado (Boulder, CO), December 2008

“SOX and IP – A Trap for the Unwary?” Celesq®-West IP Webinar Series for Corporate Counsel, October 2008

“Open Source Legal Compliance Update – 2008,” Celesq®-West IP Master Webinar Series, September 2008

“Open Source Compliance,” Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) (Portland, OR), September 2008

“Life after GPLv3: New Developments in Open Source Software,” ABA Annual Meeting (New York, NY), August 2008

“The Decision All of Open Source Has Been Waiting For,” Holme Roberts & Owen Law Alert, August 2008

“SOX and IP – When Two Worlds Collide,” 2008 Intellectual Property Institute (Denver, CO), Colorado Bar Association, June 2008

“Open Source Software 101,” Celesq®-West IP Webinar Series for Corporate Counsel, April 2008

“Putting Open Source to Work (On Your Own Terms),” Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) (San Francisco, CA), March 2008

“Opportunities and Strategies for Successful Start-ups,” Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Entrepreneurship in the Information Industries (Boulder, CO), Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado, March 2008

“Hot Topics in Open Source Software-2008,” Celesq® – West IP Master Webinar Series, February 2008

“The Challenges of SaaS,” Boulder Software Club (Boulder, CO), January 2008

“Hot Topics in IP for Corporate Counsel,” Celesq®-West IP Master Webinar Series, December 2007

“Open Source Licensing 101,” Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) (Portland, OR), October 2007

“Open Source Developments,” 2007 Intellectual Property Institute (Denver, CO), Colorado Bar Association, June 2007

“Open Source Enforcement Actions,” Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) (San Francisco, CA), May 2007

“Incorporating the Open Source Model and Ideas Into Business,” Re-Examining Open Source, Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado (Boulder, CO), March 2007

“Open For Business – Open Source Inspired Innovation,” Research Institute for the Analysis of New Technology (VINT), Quoted on pages 173, 176-177 and 179, February 2007

“Advanced Open Source Compliance,” 2006 Intellectual Property Institute (Denver, CO), Colorado Bar Association, June 2006

“Leveraging Open Source Software in Your Business Model,” Boulder Software Club (Boulder, CO), April 2006

“Can a Leopard Change Its Spots,” Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) (San Francisco, CA), February 2006

“Closing the Open Source Compliance Gap,” Holme Roberts & Owen Law Alert, December 2005

“Legal Considerations in IT Outsourcing,” Tatum Partners: IT Outsourcing 2005 - Strategies for Success (Denver, CO), October 2005

“Corporate Open Source Compliance Strategies,” Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) (San Francisco, CA), April 2005

“Corporate Open Source Compliance: Building Practical Strategies,” Holme Roberts & Owen Law Seminar (Denver, CO), April 2005

“Open Source – Legal Perspectives,” Colorado Linux Users Group (Denver, CO), April 2005

“Open Source, Open Standards, and the Future of the Internet,” Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado (Boulder, CO), March 2005

“Have Your Open Source and Manage It Too!,” OpenLogic, Inc. 2005 Client Kickoff Event (Denver, CO), March 2005

“Why You Should Consider An Open Source Software Compliance Strategy,” Holme Roberts & Owen Law Alert, November 2004

“Key Strategies for Dealing with Open Source,” Holme Roberts & Owen Law Seminar (Denver, CO), June 2004

“Developing an IP Strategy - Building, Commercializing, and Selling an IP Portfolio,” TVM Capital 2004 Portfolio Conference (Munich, Germany), May 2004

“The Legal Implications of Using Open Source Software,” Holme Roberts & Owen Law Alert, February 2004

“Legal Protections for Data and Databases,” 2003 Intellectual Property Institute (Denver, CO), Colorado Bar Association, June 2003