Data & IP Licensing

Helping clients manage their most strategic assets

No asset is more strategic than data & IP. And with this intuition, the legal aspects of managing and deploying data & IP take centre stage. We have been ranked in reach edition of Global Data Review’s GDR 100, a ranking of the world’s best data law firms, since the inaugural rankings in 2020.

We have unparalleled expertise advising data and IP-rich companies. From leading-edge product licensing, to strategic collaboration agreements, governance and sovereignty issues, we are noted for our “business-focussed, cutting-edge, clear-cut advice” on the most important issues in this area.

What We Do

With deep sector expertise advising on IP & data licensing issues, we advise on the following areas:

Data & IP licensing arrangements

Strategic data & IP collaboration agreements
Financial markets data, index data & exchanges
End-to-end data & IP rights governance
Data trusts

Our Experience

Here are some examples of our IP & data licensing work:

Advising global market data vendor on all aspects of innovative index collaboration agreements, including digital asset, climate, ESG & multi-factor indices and taxonomies

A leading commodities exchange on a strategic collaboration with innovative digital price intelligence platform, including complex regulatory issues

A geo-location data vendor on GDPR aspects of its data products & proprietary SDKs

A public-sector body with an end-to-end data & IP rights audit for innovative suite of transport sector data sharing products

A top air transport industry tech developer on various data trust frameworks

Insight

We publish for our clients and contacts blogs, vlogs and white papers, and hold occasional events and webinars about developments in Tech Law.

Our insight is widely recognised in the market. Who’s Who Legal have named us one of their eight Tech Law though leaders each year since 2017. Click through to our insights page or an article below.

Data Law

International Comparative Legal Guide – Digital Business 2023

Chris Kemp and Eleanor Hobson have contributed to the ICLG’s (International Comparative Legal Guide) Digital Business 2023 publication. This publication …

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Data Law

Smart Data & the DPDI (No. 2) Bill: next steps for Open Data in the UK

1. Introduction. This blog is about the proposals for ‘Smart Data’ legislation in Part 3 of the Data Protection and …

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Data Law

Copyright in Fictional Characters

In a first for UK copyright law, the English High Court recently held that copyright may exist independently in a …

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What our clients say about us

“SITA is the IT provider for the air transport industry. Today, SITA’s solutions drive operational efficiencies at more than 1,000 airports while delivering the promise of the connected aircraft to more than 400 customers on 18,000 aircraft globally. Data is central to SITA’s business, and SITA’s communications network connects every corner of the globe and bridges 60% of the air transport community’s data exchange. Kemp IT Law’s experience and thoughtful advice on all things data are really helpful in leveraging SITA’s unique position to further grow and develop SITA’s data operations.”

“As a top 40 UK law firm, digital transformation is central to Trowers & Hamlins, and Kemp IT Law have provided first class advice and support to the Firm on a number of our key projects.”

“At Shakespeare Martineau we’re constantly investing in the digital transformation of our operations and business. Kemp IT Law specialises in projects for law firms, and we have been working with them on a number of key projects for the firm. We’ve been impressed with their specific experience in law firm IT regulation and contracting – they know the points and what’s market practice and their practical, can do approach has been of real help to us.”

“Supporting the business on our digital transformation is central to us at Foxtons, and it’s been valuable for us to be able to call on Deirdre’s and Richard’s practical and helpful advice on our digital transformation journey.”