Software Licensing

Protecting your intellectual property is
a key success factor when selling software
and digital products.

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Your Benefit

advice from experienced lawyers and specialist lawyers for IT law (Fachanwalt für IT-Recht)
profound knowledge of technologies in use and their marketing models
strong technical understanding from many years of consulting at the interface between law and technology
profound knowledge of development methods in the licensing of custom software, e.g. SCRUM
practical experience with the legal challenges of using open source software
many years of accompanying software companies and advising their sales model as in-house lawyers

Get us onboard in Case you

want to acquire and implement software licenses in a legally compliant manner
want to set up a legally compliant distribution model for your software company
need legally compliant and practicable license terms or agreements
want to review the target’s software licensing model as part of a due diligence process
need strategic and legal advice on licensing issues
seek representation in legal licensing disputes

We advise you on all questions regarding software licensing law.

Regardless of whether you want to develop software individually or sell standard software, rent it out or offer it as Software as a Service (SaaS). You must always pay special attention to licensing and copyright issues. Software licenses must fit to your business model and you should not grant the customer any rights that prevent further marketing and distribution of your software and digital products.

Your Contact

Contact one of our experts in this field.

Dr. Sebastian Heep

Lawyer
certified Data Protection Officer (TÜV)

Email: sebastian.heep@planit.legal
Phone: +49 (0) 40 609 44 190

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8. December 2023

Data protection project for 2022 – implementation of the new standard contractual clauses

30. April 2021

Conclusion of Contract – Can the Handwritten Signature be replaced Digitally?

Dr. Anna-Kristina Roschek

Lawyer
certified Data Protection Officer (TÜV)

Email: anna.roschek@planit.legal
Phone: +49 (0) 40 609 44 190

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11. April 2024

Privacy Challenges for Digital Health Applications (DiGA)
– Part 3

2. April 2024

Privacy Challenges for Digital Health Applications (DiGA)
– Part 2

19. March 2024

Privacy Challenges for Digital Health Applications (DiGA)
– Part 1

9. January 2023

Have individual software developed in a legally compliant manner

4. March 2022

What to do if a data breach occurs?

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