Steven Mossey is a technology transactions attorney and a registered patent attorney who advises clients on technology and intellectual property (IP) licensing. He negotiates software development and licensing agreements, SaaS and cloud services agreements, IT outsourcing arrangements, data licensing and data rights agreements, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning agreements. His work regularly addresses training data, model ownership and rights in AI-generated outputs. He also advises on product development and commercialization deals and on the technology and IP aspects of mergers, acquisitions and strategic investments.
Steve has both transactional and litigation experience, which he draws upon to advise on the procurement, defense and enforcement of intellectual property rights, counseling clients on patent portfolio strategy, freedom-to-operate analysis, trade secret protection and intellectual property diligence. He also advises on open source software policies and compliance programs, including license compatibility and conditions under licenses such as MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL and AGPL, as well as open source diligence and remediation in M&A.
A significant focus of Steve’s practice is advising airlines and other travel, leisure and hospitality companies on technology transactions and travel distribution agreements. He represents these clients in agreements with technology providers, financial institutions, industry associations and distribution intermediaries, including travel agencies (TAs), travel management companies (TMCs), online travel agencies (OTAs) and metasearch sites. His airline work includes global distribution system (GDS) participation agreements, direct connect and API distribution agreements, and frequent flyer and co-branded credit card agreements. He handles retailing and offer systems, including availability, merchandising, pricing and shopping platforms and offer and order management under the IATA New Distribution Capability (NDC) and ONE Order standards. He also negotiates agreements for Passenger Service Systems (PSS), Departure Control Systems (DCS), operations control (OPS) and cargo platforms, along with revenue accounting and revenue management systems.
Steve applies his technology and IP experience in advising defense and national security contractors. His work includes transactions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) involving technical data and computer software rights, subcontracts and teaming agreements. He also advises on Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) and related nontraditional acquisition vehicles used by defense agencies to contract with commercial technology companies.
Steve also advises fintech and financial services clients on technology procurement, market data and data licensing, and platform and API agreements. He was the first legal hire at a New York-based capital markets start-up, where he built the legal function and negotiated agreements with some of the financial industry’s largest banks and asset managers.
Steve is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a minor in Engineering Management, from Cornell University, and earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, which he attended at night while working full-time as a patent agent.
Watch: Steve shares insights for travel providers who are leveraging AI, as part of our Code to Contract video series.
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