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David Tollen, bestselling author of The Tech Contracts Handbook, explains contracts on a growing list of topics: A.I., the cloud, on-premise software, and more.

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Tech Contracts Master Class™

Learn all the key clauses in agreements about AI, the cloud, on-premise software, and more.

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One-hour-plus courses on topics like AI contracts, warranties and indemnities, common mistakes, and more.

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Live learning with David Tollen, on-demand programs at volume discounts, and/or customized training.

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"David's expertise and deep knowledge of tech contracts is unparalleled, and his training has had a transformative impact on our team's skills and capabilities. He has an exceptional ability to break down complex concepts into practical frameworks that our attorneys can readily apply in their day-to-day work. "

"Every tech lawyer should take this course. David has mastered the ability to deliver complex tech concepts in simple fashion."

“... Tollen’s Tech Contracts Handbook offers a comprehensive mix of plain-language guidance and tech licensing best practices. Tollen (writes) with an expert hand, born of his experience drafting and negotiating tech agreements in Silicon Valley’s virtual trenches.”

“An exceptionally helpful and concise book that should be on the desk of every lawyer who drafts licenses and contracts or wants to learn how…”

“Once again David Tollen has done the impossible ... taken one of best treatises on IP contracting and made it even better.”

I wanted to extend a huge thank you to David Tollen for delivering such an insightful and dynamic workshop at our recent summit …. The subject matter couldn’t have been more relevant, and David’s clear, engaging style made it a highlight of the event.

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Discounted Contract Training Course Bundles

August 20, 2026

Enjoy curated combinations of complementary courses about information technology contracts, with the ease of one enrollment, cost savings, and longer access (compared to purchasing individual courses separately). Invest your valuable training time and money wisely – in content from our experienced trainer, David Tollen. Available in our On-Demand Library: 3 Focused Topics AI and IP Pack Variety

Software-As-A-Service, Including AI-As-A-Service? Use Subscription (Not “License”) Terms

August 18, 2026

Many software-as-a-service (SaaS) contracts – including for Artificial Intelligence-as-a-Service (AIaaS) – grant what is described as a “license” to the vendor’s software. So do a lot of other cloud services agreements. But that may be a mistake, at least for U.S. SaaS copyright holders (and those in jurisdictions with similar

The Hidden Risk in AI Contracting: Losing the Deep Understanding Drafting Provides

August 17, 2026

AI contracting tools raise a problem I haven’t seen discussed. Obviously, AI content-creation demands humans in the loop, but if we humans don’t do the underlying drafting or report-writing or much of it – if the technology creates content for us – we may never understand the project well enough