As technology has become more sophisticated, and critical to business, so have the commercial arrangements regarding its procurement, development, licensing and distribution. Dentons' knowledgeable team is committed to providing innovative and pragmatic support on such deals to deliver you real world value and business results.

Our experience advising the full spectrum of technology players—including technology creators, licensors, users and investors across many business lines and sectors—has put us at the forefront of emerging legal fields and market knowledge.

We use this knowledge to provide carefully tailored solutions for each specific project, industry sector and market, combining tried and tested legal and commercial constructs with the innovation required to deliver best value. And because we understand that technology transactions cannot be considered in isolation, but rather need to be addressed in the full technical, business and commercial contexts in which the technology will be used, our technology and licensing lawyers are fully supported by a closely integrated team of finance, tax, regulatory, outsourcing and professionals in other supporting disciplines.

We can provide you with strategic advice throughout your project’s lifecycle, including:

• the structuring, negotiation, development, drafting and implementation of licensing arrangements, joint ventures, collaborations, acquisitions, dispositions, and other contractual agreements
• website development and hosting
• privacy policies and terms of use
• cloud computing
• e-commerce for online sales
• affiliate agreements
• email marketing campaigns and outsourcing

We relish a challenge and are committed to bringing you all of the competitive advantages which technology and innovation can deliver.

Insights

IP, IT, Telecommunications. Major Russian legislation changes for 2019

February 21, 2020

Dentons Russia IP, IT and Telecommunications practice presents to your attention a review of the major changes in Russian legislation for 2019.

Regulators publish consultation papers on “operational resilience” and outsourcing

December 16, 2019

Following a number of high-profile IT failures and data breaches in the financial services sector, a key priority for the Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to put in place a stronger regulatory framework to promote operational resilience of firms and financial market infrastructures.

Simple cookie banner notifications are no longer enough

October 23, 2019

Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD), the Spanish data protection authority, recently took an important decision which can have bearing on the future of the online advertising sector, the business model of web portals as well as on producers of applications that use tracking mechanisms.