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IT Law & Software
We support you with your innovative IT projects by drafting and negotiating the necessary project, development and licensing agreements for you and with you.
Our focus is on your business interests. We have a deep understanding of the technical background and the legal options. We ensure that new business models are legally secure.
In contract negotiations with your business partners, we provide professionalism, strategic insight, assertiveness, and expertise.
We monitor new technical developments and categorize them from a legal perspective. We keep an eye on proposed legislation. The future is now.
Enterprises encounter numerous legal challenges when utilizing AI and the Internet of Things. Our team possesses the technical expertise, commercial awareness and legal knowledge to guide you through complex and new areas of IT law.
On the subject: From our IP blog
On 17 September 2026, the First Board of Appeal of the EUIPO issued an interlocutory decision in KIRA (fig.) / QIRA (R-1989/2025-1) referring the case to the Grand Board of Appeal. At stake are two deceptively simple questions with potentially very large consequences: (1) is the term "software" clear and precise enough to serve as the basis for trade mark protection at all and (2), if so, is software similar to motor vehicles?
OLG Bamberg, judgment of 29 July 2026 – 3 UKl 13/25 e | The Third Civil Senate of the OLG Bamberg continues to develop its Digital Services Act case law. For the first time, it specifies how far providers must disclose the weighting of their recommendation system parameters; at the same time, it prohibits login requirements as a precondition for reporting illegal content. We summarise the decision and provide guidance for practice.
LG München I, judgment of 31.07.2026 – 42 O 763/25. In its second landmark judgment on the relationship between copyright and AI training, the Munich Regional Court (LG München I) has found the operator of the AI music generator Suno liable for infringement of copyright in six popular musical works. Notably, the 42nd Civil Chamber has, for the first time in a German judgment, applied the US fair use doctrine to AI training – and rejected it. We summarise the decision and set it in context.
Three reasons for choosing HARTE-BAVENDAMM
Satisfied clients, numerous top-tier rankings, major professional publications, extensive litigation experience: intellectual property law is our core competence.
We represent your interests with ingenuity and dedication. We protect your intellectual property and develop creative strategies. Complex cases are our strength.
As a reliable partner, we provide our clients with resolute, poised, and effective guidance. In challenging conflict scenarios, our team is well aware that cooler heads always prevail and excel at delivering valuable and advantageous solutions to our clients.
