Strategic and practical advice to businesses

Information technology is integral to modern business, used in many instances to improve performance and drive efficiencies. As reliance on software and networks, etc., increases, so too does the potential for a business’s success to be inextricably linked to IT. Put simply, this technology can be business-critical.

No matter where your business sits in the supply chain – whether as a developer, supplier or end-user – commercialisation of information technology brings with it expectation, reward and risk. All of these can be managed through well-thought-out and considered agreements, tailored to your specific circumstances.

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The commercialisation of information technology – how our solicitors can help

At Nelsons, our expert team of commercial solicitors in Derby, Leicester and Nottingham provide strategic and practical advice concerning such matters. Our solicitors routinely drafts, negotiate and advise on IT agreements, such as:

Cloud service agreements
End-user software licence agreements
IT equipment purchase and maintenance agreements
IT services agreements
Service level agreements
Software as a Service (SaaS) arrangements
Software assignments
Software development agreements
Software licences
Support and maintenance contracts

In addition, if you commercialise software online, we can prepare suitable terms and conditions for use, tailored to your product and business.

Our team have many years of experience advising businesses on their agreements and contracts. With a careful eye for detail, strategic thinking and a proactive approach, our solicitors are valuable allies in any commercial environment.

We are also recommended by the independently-researched publication, The Legal 500, as being one of the top teams of specialists in the country.

Enforcement of rights

As with any asset, technology can sometimes be at a heart of a dispute.

For example, the software supplied to you may not provide the functionality required by your contract. Alternatively, a licensee of software may have breached their licence terms. A consultant developer may have copied your source code.

No matter the exact circumstances, the parties in question will want to know what their rights and possible liabilities are, whether derived from a contract, intellectual property law or elsewhere.

In what can be a technically complex area, our Intellectual Property Disputes team provide focused, practical and commercial advice, by identifying the issues, relevant claims and defences and providing cogent advice as to how to best protect your position.

Our team has considerable experience and expertise at all stages of the Court process, from pre-action correspondence to securing interim injunctions, conducting negotiations and pursuing claims through to trial.

For further details on the information technology services our solicitors can provide, please get in touch with us via our online enquiry form or call 0800 024 1976 for a guaranteed response.