Using a software solicitor

Software is a very knowledge-intensive product, the legal rights of which are frequently, and easily, infringed. If you have designed software, or if your business uses specific software that is important to your business operations, you should consult a software solicitor to ensure that it is protected. A software solicitor can assist on the legal aspects of software development projects, contracts, procurement, outsourcing and licensing.

If you outsource the design, creation and maintenance of software that is important to your business operations, a software solicitor can examine the contracts to ensure that service levels and delivery requirements are clearly specified and that dispute resolution procedures are set out to deal with inadequate service and compensation.

Software solicitors can protect the intellectual rights to the software and software brands you own. Software patenting is a particularly complex area of intellectual property law that requires specialist legal advice.

Software licensing is also a complex area of law governing the usage or redistribution of software. Software solicitors can assist with licensing of software, whether setting up freeware, shareware or payware. It is important to set up appropriate legal structures if you wish to fully recoup the commercialisation on your product.

Software solicitors can also help to enforce your intellectual property rights where they are breached. Infringement of intellectual property rights can result in costly litigation and orders for the payment of compensation. If you use another company’s software extensively in your business, software solicitors can ensure that you are not infringing their intellectual property rights.

If you would like to obtain legal advice on legal software issues, Contact Law can put you in touch with a local specialist IT/ software solicitor free of charge. So, if you have any questions or would like our help in finding local IT / software solicitors please call us on 0800 1777 162 or complete the web-form above.