Moorcrofts LLP is well regarded for its notable expertise in open source licence compliance, and the firm has a strong technology and software focus, advising on IP rights such as copyright and database rights including protective strategies and licensing arrangements. Andrew Katz leads the practice based in Marlow and has prior experience as a software engineer. Tim Astley is another key name for his experience in technology and IP.
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Kernmandanten

  • Graphaware
  • BenevolentAI
  • Payara Services Limited
  • Camunda Services AG
  • Linked Data Benchmark Council
  • Biz2Mobile Limited
  • Open Forum Europe, Fraunhofer Institute
  • CERN (European Centre for Nuclear Research, Geneva)
  • GÉANT Vereniging (Association)

Highlight-Mandate

  • Advised BenevolentAI on some of its intellectual property matters, including open source software and data licensing.
  • Advised Graphaware, a graph database specialist, on the application of intellectual property rights to the output of machine learning algorithms to provide certainty to both clients and customers of Graphaware in terms of the ownership of outputs.
  • Assisted the engineering and legal teams at CERN (European Centre for Nuclear Research) to finalise drafting the latest release of the CERN Open Hardware Licence.

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Andrew Katz

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Andrew Katz

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Tim Astley