Purchasing and sales

Regulated purchasing and sales processes are of central importance for the business success of any company. Solid purchasing and sales contracts are particularly crucial for the manufacturing industry. These include necessary agreements for the procurement of products and services on the one hand and for sales agents, dealers and customers on the other. In these contracts, it is particularly important to make clear agreements on prices, price adjustment options and delivery times, and to ensure that quality and quantities are adhered to, availability is secured and the burden of proof is adapted to the needs of an industry working under high deadline and quality pressure. It is essential to create agreements, structures and processes that are both legally sound and economically viable. LLP Law|Patent supports companies of all sizes as a reliable legal partner in these complex balancing processes.

LLP Law|Patent creates tailor-made solutions for all of its clients’ purchasing and procurement activities. We combine industry know-how with country-specific legal knowledge in order to provide our clients around the globe with tailor-made advice on all legal issues relating to purchasing and procurement.

Our purchasing and procurement lawyers draft cooperation agreements for joint purchasing, assist with agreements with purchasing groups, draft framework agreements for group-wide purchasing of a wide variety of products and services, ranging from direct and indirect materials, IT products including cloud services, production equipment, contract manufacturing or OEMs. We advise our clients on the analysis and assessment of (compliance) risks in the supply chain, on the drafting of general terms and conditions of purchase, warranty and quality assurance agreements and on the necessary agreements for just-in-time (JIT) procurement in the automotive sector.

Digital products and services provided via the Internet are constantly changing and expanding, sometimes at a breathtaking pace. This must be taken into account when designing distribution models, because a system of inflexible and rigid product and service descriptions and rigid contractual documents immediately reaches its limits. LLP Law|Patent is able to provide its clients with contracts that give providers the necessary flexibility while at the same time protecting the rights of customers and users, especially if they operate in a regulated environment and have the highest demands on IT and data security. LLP Law|Patent offers customized solutions for these modern distribution channels and ensures that they function not only efficiently but also legally flawlessly.