Assignment rights in software licences after Usedsoft | Practical Law

Assignment rights in software licences after Usedsoft | Practical Law

A note discussing the effect that the ECJ's decision in UsedSoft GmbH v Oracle International Corp (Case C-128/11) and Brexit may have on the sale of software licences and provides guidance on how licensors may wish to amend their licences to reflect the court's interpretation of exhaustion and the impact of Brexit in this context.

Assignment rights in software licences after Usedsoft

Practical Law UK Practice Note 6-587-0585 (Approx. 9 pages)

Assignment rights in software licences after Usedsoft

by Richard Kemp, Kemp IT Law and Practical Law IP&IT
MaintainedUnited Kingdom
A note discussing the effect that the ECJ's decision in UsedSoft GmbH v Oracle International Corp (Case C-128/11) and Brexit may have on the sale of software licences and provides guidance on how licensors may wish to amend their licences to reflect the court's interpretation of exhaustion and the impact of Brexit in this context.