Toronto Software Lawyers

Toronto software lawyers specialize in providing legal advice on any area of software law to any companies, businesses or organizations who are considering buying or who are already using software. Toronto software lawyers deal with a wide range of legal issues, including the commercialization of intellectual property, patents, the practice of technology transfer, copyright, & trademark law.

A variety of services provided by Toronto software lawyers includes drafting & negotiating technology-related agreements, software licensing, software development, database licensing, & on-line services. We advice clients on e-commerce,Internet related issues, infringement issues, & development agreements. Software lawyers in Toronto also represent clients in litigation & disputes relating to ownership of intellectual property & infringement claims.

Software lawyers in Toronto can assist with all of your software related transactions whether you develop software, license it, or use it. The Internet & emerging technologies have given rise to knowledge based economies & intellectual property - something created by the mind or intellect of a person or a business entity - &this has become one of the most important assets that a company can have. Infringement issues in this area have resulted in a dramatic increase in litigation. Your Toronto software lawyers can provide excellent advice on all issues relating to intellectual property including patents, trade marks, trade secrets, & copyrights.

Toronto software lawyers are dealing more & more with software piracy - the unauthorized duplication of computer software. According to a Toronto software lawyer, software is intellectual property & copying software is an act of copyright infringement, subject to civil & criminal penalties. All software is copyright-protected. Copyright can be enforced for a period of 95 years. Copyright infringers are liable for any damages suffered by copyright owners plus profits attributed to the infringement in addition to jail time. Software lawyers in Toronto would like to stress that it is never appropriate to use the work of another without permission, regardless of whether or not you are profiting monetarily from the transaction.

Every work has copyright protection, whether or not there is a copyright notice on the work & only the legal owner of a work may grant another permission to use the work. Toronto software lawyers can not use a defense based on the fact that you didn’t know that you were infringing on copyright. Make sure that there is an indemnity provision in favor of the webmaster in all content licensing agreements.

Toronto software lawyers can supply you with professional advice that will help you to negotiate better software deals, increase your supplier\''s discounts, & save you money. The next time you receive a proposal from a software supplier, contact your computer software lawyer. We can help you with software negotiation, software purchasing, software cost reduction, software contract negotiation, buying software, & software price benchmarking.  Your computer hardware lawyer can advise you on the best suppliers for you & assist in the negotiations.

Software lawyers in Toronto have a wealth of experience with respect to software development projects & the associated legal issues from the commencement of development through to the end of the product life cycle. Our extensive knowledge also ensures an understanding of the business issues & risks which arise in software development contracts.

Toronto software lawyers provide services to software developers including negotiation & documentation of development contracts, software license agreements, software support agreements, local & international distribution agreements, & advice regarding commercialization, protection, & enforcement of intellectual property rights. If you are a client of a software developer contact your Toronto software lawyers for negotiation & documentation of development, license & support agreements, escrow agreements, & dispute resolution services associated with time/budget overruns & deficiencies in the functionality of developed software.

Consult our professional & experienced Toronto software lawyers for all of your legal requirements.