We provide intellectual property, information technology, telecommunications and internet related advice to UK domestic and international companies whether they are small start-up companies establishing business with an e-commerce or communications focus or long established companies seeking to develop e-commerce strategies or invest in new e-ventures or technologies. We advise on the following:

E-commerce / Internet

• Raising finance
• Joint ventures
• Website terms and conditions
• Design, development and website
• Hosting agreements
• Domain names
• Security on the net - data protection and privacy
• Distance selling and other UK legislative and regulatory matters

Information Technology

• Software licensing, development, distribution, support and maintenance
• Escrow agreements
• System and hardware sales, support and distribution
• Collaboration agreements

Intellectual Property

• All intellectual property rights including copyright, trademark, patent, database rights and design rights
• Assignment of intellectual property rights including licensing, franchising and exploitation issues
• Enforcing IP rights
• Research and development /collaboration agreements.