Technology

LLP Law|Patent combines its lawyers’ enthusiasm for its clients’ technologies, products and services with leading legal expertise in the following fields:

IT and Software Law

IT and Software Law

  • Software Licensing and Development Agreements
  • Escrow Agreements
  • End User License Agreements (EULA)
  • Service Level Agreements (SLA)
  • Cloud, SaaS and ASP Agreements
  • Software purchasing and rental
  • Maintenance and support agreements
  • IT outsourcing and out-tasking
  • Vendor & Contract Management
  • Tenders (request for information, request for proposal, request for quotation)
  • Managed services and operating models
  • Agile project and software development agreements
  • ERP, CRM and SCM tools and projects
  • Implementing Industry 4.0 business models
  • Data Rights, Big Data
  • IT security requirements

Hans Sebastian Helmschrott,
LL.M Eur.

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Arno Lohmanns

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 211 86531 12

Dr. Oliver M. Habel

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 13 95 76 60

IP Law (Patent, Design, Trademark, Copyright and Know-how)

IP Law (Patent, Design, Trademark, Copyright and Know-how)

  • Licensing agreements
  • Technology transfer agreements
  • Licensing exchange agreements 
  • Consortium and cooperation agreements
  • R & D Agreements, DESCA
  • Funding projects, Horizon 2020, BMBF, Penta etc.
  • Delimitation Agreements
  • Source code deposit and escrow agreements
  • Open Source and Freeware
  • Software auditing and software inspection claims
  • IP Management
  • Employee Inventions
  • Exhaustion
  • Analysis of freedom to operate 

Hans Sebastian Helmschrott,
LL.M Eur.

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Arno Lohmanns

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 211 86531 12

Christian F.- W. von Ilberg

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 8191 94 72 50 8

Dr. Oliver M. Habel

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 13 95 76 60

Data Protection Law

Data Protection Law

  • Appointing an external corporate data protection officer
  • Support and advice to the internal company data protection officer
  • Data protection  statements, provisions, guidelines
  • Sub-contracted data processing under §11 BDSG
  • Creating internal or external processes under the  BDSG
  • Implementation of the European Data Protection Ordinance (DSGVO)
  • Verification of legal compliance of data protection for international data transfers
  • Preliminary legal auditing the data protection of projects, products and processes
  • Inventory of corporate data protection
  • Staff training in data protection
  • Implementation “Data protection by Design” into product development

Hans Sebastian Helmschrott,
LL.M Eur.

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Richard Metz

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Dr. Oliver M. Habel

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 13 95 76 60

Protection of trade secrets

Protection of Trade Secrets

  • IT and software
  • IP Law (the law on Patents, Design, Trademark, Copyright and Know-how)
  • Data Protection Law
  • Internet E-Commerce Law
  • Competition Law
  • International Contract Law
  • Procurement Law
  • Product Liability Law
  • Protection of Trade Secrets
  • Representation in litigation and arbitrations

Arno Lohmanns

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 211 86531 12

Hans Sebastian Helmschrott,
LL.M Eur.

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Internet E-Commerce Law

Internet E-Commerce Law

  • Design of online shops and auction platforms
  • Internet information and legal notice requirements 
  • IT security requirements
  • Internet general terms and conditions, disclaimer and data protection 
  • Internet pricing and product information 
  • Withdrawal of rights on the Internet
  • File sharing and disclaimers
  • Data Retention
  • Photo and image rights
  • Media and press law
  • Unfair advertising on the Internet
  • Liability for interference
  • Provider agreements (access and hosting providers, website design agreements)
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Domain Name law

Hans Sebastian Helmschrott,
LL.M Eur.

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Patricia Lotz

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Christian F.- W. von Ilberg

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 8191 94 72 50 8

Competition Law

Competition Law

  • Design of technology transfer agreements under TT-GMO exemptions
  • Creation of license agreements under TT-GMO exemptions
  • Design of distribution agreements for Block Exemptions
  • Most Favoured Status
  • Purchasing Groups
  • Binding Conditions 
  • Selective Distribution Systems

Robert Lankes

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Hans Sebastian Helmschrott,
LL.M Eur.

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

International Contracting

International Contracting

  • Agreements under UN-purchasing law
  • Cross-border use of General Terms and Conditions (GTCs)
  • INCOTERMS
  • Sample English agreements
  • Agreements under Swiss, US or English law
  • Offshoring, far-shoring
  • Escape abroad > and forum shopping, arbitration clauses, arbitration
  • Contract Manufacturing Agreements
  • Electronic Manufacturing Service Agreements, EMS Agreements
  • Framework purchase agreements and framework agreements for raw goods and materials
  • International machine and plant engineering agreements
  • Purchase and sale of production equipment
  • International maintenance agreements, support and maintenance agreements
  • Technology transfer agreements
  • International logistics agreements
  • Export and foreign trade law
  • Conflict Minerals
  • Dual Use
  • EC certification

Arno Lohmanns

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 211 86531 12

Hans Sebastian Helmschrott,
LL.M Eur.

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Dr. Oliver M. Habel

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 13 95 76 60

Christian F.- W. von Ilberg

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 8191 94 72 50 8

Procurement Law

Procurement Law

  • Review and evaluation of tender documents
  • Advice on public procurement procedures
  • Accompanying the application process
  • Advice on avoiding exclusions due to double offerings by partners in corporate groups, and because of so-called covert bidding consortiums
  • Review of requests to participate and offers
  • Drafting the contractual relationship upon award
  • Advice on IT procurement
  • Designing subcontractor contracts and "back-to-back" delivery conditions to the contractual requirements of the public sector
  • Legal protection against decisions of the contracting authority

Hans Sebastian Helmschrott,
LL.M Eur.

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Arno Lohmanns

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 211 86531 12

Product Liability Law

Product Liability Law

  • National and international product liability, strict product liability
  • Corporate requirements of the Product Safety Act (ProdSG) 
  • Operational Safety Officer 
  • Quality assurance agreements (QSV)
  • Product liability and compliance
  • Product liability and criminal law
  • Safety duties
  • Product liability guidelines for companies
  • Recalls
  • Enforcement and defence of product liability claims
  • Quasi-manufacturer
  • Communications in product liability cases

Arno Lohmanns

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 211 86531 12

Dr. Oliver M. Habel

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 13 95 76 60

Christian F.- W. von Ilberg

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 8191 94 72 50 8

Litigation and Arbitration Representation

Litigation and Arbitration Representation

  • Interim relief
  • Protective briefs
  • Litigation
  • Compensation in the form of a licensing analysis
  • Information, inspection or auditing claims
  • Accompanying mediation procedures

Robert Lankes

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Patricia Lotz

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 552755 00

Dr. Oliver M. Habel

E-Mail:
Fon: +49 89 13 95 76 60