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Intellectual Property, IT & New Media
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27 September 2013
Protected Conversations
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9 September 2013
Employee Shareholders
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28 March 2013
Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013
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The team acts for over fifty IT, telecoms and digital media companies throughout the country.

The team advises clients on software development and licensing projects. We have expertise in dealing with national £m telecoms and IT infrastructure contracts with mobile network aggregators, operators and content providers. ICTIS and OFCOM regulations are key issues for clients.

Recent instructions include advising national clients and SMEs on e-commerce solutions, web design, digital media and data protection contracts in the private and public sectors.

We are recognised for our specialist knowledge in health insurance and e-learning sectors and also for our approach to successfully negotiating joint venture and technology licensing contracts.

The team also specialises in intellectual property (IP) issues including:

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Wake Smith is recommended in The Legal 500* for its IT/IP & New Media expertise

*The Legal 500 is the largest and most in-depth survey of the UK legal market. Used by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, CEOs, financial directors and professional advisers, as well as by other referrers of work both nationally and internationally, The Legal 500 is widely regarded as offering the definitive judgment of law firm capabilities.


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