Software Lawyers
Gillhams software lawyers are experts in this highly specialist area, helping clients to protect, procure, enforce and unlock the value in software.
With the optimum mix of legal know-how and industry experience, our software lawyers allow businesses to extract and leverage maximum value from software assets, whether that’s in financial terms or in productivity. Having worked with a range of major UK companies and in the international field, our team can assist with software matters of varying complexity at home and abroad.
Software Specialists
Our software lawyers are not only legal experts, but software specialists, with professional backgrounds in the industry including an experienced software engineer. These hands-on credentials offer our team a unique insight into the needs, challenges and goals of our software clients.
Our Services
As part of our commercial law firm, our software lawyers can assist with a variety of issues including:
- Protecting software brands and intellectual property
- Commercialising software interests
- Enforcement
- Software development projects & contracts
- Procurement
- Outsourcing
- Other technology legal advice
Protecting Software
We provide comprehensive advice to software creators and owners to help them assert their rights over their assets and to protect them. From confidentiality agreements to registering rights such as over their brand and designs, our software lawyers work with our intellectual property solicitors, ensuring that our clients’ interests are secure.
With comprehensive advice and practical suggestions, we also help our clients deter infringement, a vital aspect of protecting their software.
Commercialising Software
Our software lawyers help clients make the most of their creations, generating revenue with license and distribution deals suited to their product, their business and their aims.
Enforcement
Together with our London litigation team, our software lawyers work to ensure that our clients’ rights are defended and enforced. Our clients can count on us to identify infringements and help assess their options, as well as acting for them throughout any legal proceedings.
Our software lawyers have tackled legal issues arising in the new technologies environment such as hard core technical copyright infringements, advising on liability, the availability of patents for software, licensing content and software development agreements. We make full use of technical expertise where possible, which includes computer science.
Software Projects & Contracts
We can facilitate a variety of software development projects and agreements, including advice, negotiation and drafting contracts. We also work with clients to bring software to market.
Procurement
Our software lawyers help businesses seeking to purchase or license software to do so effectively and efficiently, with contract terms tailored to their individual circumstances.
Outsourcing
Beyond the use and licensing of software, many of our clients look to outsource their software requirements. Our software solicitors advise and act for these clients throughout the process, helping them achieve outsourcing solutions that meet their requirements head on.
MORE INFORMATION
For legal advice on intellectual property rights, software and disputes relating to software, contact us online, email us at solicitors@gillhams.com or call us on 020 7353 2732.