Intellectual-property and technology disputes can involve ownership, licensing, software agreements, confidential information, royalties and the commercial expectations surrounding rapidly changing products or services. This hub provides practical EDR guidance for businesses and advisers dealing with suitable IP and technology conflicts. The guides focus on dispute dynamics, preparation, negotiation and mediation while recognising that specialist legal and technical advice may be necessary for questions of rights, validity, infringement or contractual interpretation.
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4 November 2026
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Software Vendor Exit and Business Data: Resolving Handover Disputes
Navigating a software vendor exit requires separating platform intellectual property from business data assets. Discover how commercial mediation can resolve fee disputes, decouple technical handovers, and secure critical data migrations.
10 October 2026
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Trade Mark Dispute Mediation: Breaking Brand Impasses and Reaching
A commercial guide for brand owners, directors, and IP advisers on using trade mark dispute mediation to resolve infringement claims, opposition deadlocks, and coexistence terms.
2 October 2026
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Intellectual Property Dispute: Safeguarding Trade Secrets via Mediation
Litigating trade secret and confidentiality breaches in open court risks exposing the proprietary data you seek to protect. Discover how commercial mediation provides a confidential, flexible forum to agree forensic sanitisation, adjusted covenants, and…
23 September 2026
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IP Licensing Dispute Mediation: Royalty, Scope & Territory ADR
A practical guide for licensors, licensees, and IP counsel on resolving complex royalty, scope, and digital territory disputes via commercial mediation in England and Wales.
14 September 2026
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Software Contract Dispute: Resolving SaaS Implementation & Licensing
A practical guide for enterprise buyers, SaaS vendors, and CTOs on resolving implementation delays, UAT deadlocks, and licensing audit friction through commercial mediation.
7 September 2026
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IP Ownership Disputes in Software: Resolving Contractor Rights and Source Code Deadlocks
Discover how English copyright law treats software created by contractors, why emergency court injunctions for withheld code rarely succeed, and how commercial mediation structures escrow-to-push protocols to protect enterprise value.