Chapter 17

Agreements, Contracts, and Negotiations

Craig L. Silver,    Director—Strategic Initiatives/General Counsel, Amches, Inc.

This chapter addresses some salient ways that contracts are interpreted and gives particular attention to the conduct of the parties. The details associated with the actual signing of the agreement are mentioned. Several types of contracts germane to the embedded engineer are mentioned such as Nondisclosure Agreements and Memorandum of Understandings. Some consideration is given to various styles of negotiation and some suggested best ways to negotiate, such as the role of humility in negotiations.

Keywords

Interpretation of contracts; signing of agreements; Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA); Memorandum of Understanding ...

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