Technology Theft, Infringement & Piracy

Our technology lawyers are specialists in their field. Our experience and advice has benefited UK national and international companies to address internal theft of technology, and conduct by employees infringing intellectual property rights of third parties.

Technology Theft & Infringement

We advise businesses which have had the unfortunate experience of addressing unlawful conduct such as exposing businesses to liability to third parties and damage limitation and correction where there has been:

• theft of technology by directors, executives, trusted staff and ex-employees, in the context of planned competition by former employees with the business;
• passing of stolen technology assets to third parties for commercial exploitation;
• installation of pirated software throughout organisations and P2P file sharing using company infrastructure and resources;
• theft of trade secrets and confidential information, such as secret methods of manufacture, compilations of information, research and development reports;
• theft of intellectual property, such as sales data, customer lists, source code, price lists and other company records;
• infringement of software licences and a requirement to conduct software licence audits.

Specialist Technology Solicitors

Our expertise is drawn from our technology lawyers’ background industry, knowledge of where offenders’ digital footprints are likely to be found, understanding of databases and how, when and data is likely to be available. We are able to assess digital information and evidence in an electronic form and advise in respect of its likely probative value and weight in the context of unlawful conduct and potential disputes.

We also assist our clients to avoid common and difficult problems when adopting new technologies and looking to participate in joint ventures with partners.

Our underlying knowledge allows us to assimilate problems and the legal consequences and act with the urgency that the situation warrants. You might be surprised to find that we know what we are talking about.

London Business Solicitors & Lawyers

Our Solicitors in London assist businesses in the UK and internationally to create options, achieve realistic and attainable goals, and providing guidance to assist decision-making in a commercial context.

For more information, legal advice or to find out more about the legal services we provide, call 020 7353 1770 or contact us online.