Technology transfer

Technology shapes society - the manner and pace of our daily lives, and the way we do business. The mobile/wireless revolution is an emphatic example; content digitisation is another. As technology moves, so are we challenged to be creative - to identify options, to find innovative solutions and achieve technological and business goals whilst retaining control of risk. Whether it's securing access to innovative technology fundamental to a new product line, business proposition or financial hygiene, or enforcing one's intellectual property to maximise a competitive advantage, this is where Eversheds excels.

Our technology team has experience that speaks for itself. We have defended Apple Corps against Apple Computers in its battle over new media content rights. We've advised Sony Ericsson on its acquisition of UIQ Technology from Symbian. We have facilitated the outsourcing of Anglo American's global IT infrastructure to an alliance of British Telecommunications and Hewlett-Packard, reaping the benefits of consolidation and virtualisation. Each with leading-edge technology as a key motivator.

As technology evolves, traditional methods of structuring legal solutions become outdated. The open source software revolution provides a staggering example of this - traditional methods of due diligence have been overtaken by electronic code scanning methodologies. We, as a team, are alive to change. Our newly-formed alliance with Black Duck Software (the world's leading provider of code scanning services) plays testament to our awareness.

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