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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

"…extensive experience also ensures an understanding of the business issues and risks which arise…"

We have been providing services to both software developers and their customers for over 15 years.

As a result, experience has been gained with respect to software development projects and associated legal issues from the commencement of development through to the end of the product life cycle. Our extensive experience also ensures an understanding of the business issues and risks which arise in software development contracts.

Services provided to software developers include negotiation and documentation of development contracts, software licence agreements, software support/maintenance agreements, local and international distribution agreements and advice regarding commercialisation, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Services provided to customers of software developers include negotiation and documentation of development, licence and support/maintenance agreements, escrow agreements and dispute resolution services associated with time/budget overruns and deficiencies in functionality of developed software

Recent Engagements

Assisting the subsidiary of a public company plan and document RFP for major software procurement

Member of team involved in the negotiation and documentation of a multi-million dollar SAP R/3 software licence and a SAP implementation services contract for a multinational company.

Negotiated and documented a complex multi-product software licence and modification agreement for a government agency.

Negotiated and documented a software development agreement, licence and support agreement for a local government agency.

Prepared generic services agreement for software developer. Advised developer with respect to a wide range of issues including international copyright and trade mark protection, establishment of licence arrangements with provider of reunite database package, development of licence agreements, negotiation and documentation of distribution arrangements.

Advice to a software developer/distributor regarding licence fee regime and preparation of alternative licence agreements for machine based licence fee regime and maximum concurrent user based licence regime.