Software Licensing

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

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. We advise you on all questions regarding software licensing law.

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

Your Contact

Dr. Anna-Kristina Roschek

Partner

anna.roschek@planit.legal

+49 (0) 40 609 44 190

Dr. Sebastian Heep

Partner

sebastian.heep@planit.legal

+49 (0) 40 609 44 190

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Jan-Philipp Mohr, CEO, Darvis

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„ProAct is a provider of Supply-Chain Software. Trough PLANIT // LEGAL, we feel that we have received the best advice in IT law - solution-oriented, competent and fast.“

Christian Fuss, Managing Director of ProAct Europe GmbH

„PLANIT // LEGAL successfully accompanied us through the process of TISAX certification in terms of data protection law and also actively supports us in all other data protection and IT law issues. “

Finn Janik, Managing Director, DGS GmbH

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