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Database right

Is database right, the sui generis right introduced into English in 1998, worth the candle or was it a case of 'legislate in haste, repent at leisure?' We have leading edge, in depth experience on all aspects of database right and advising clients whether it will confer meaningful benefits for their operations.

Key areas of our expertise include:

Building Databases: we advise clients on the value and importance of data to their businesses and how they can ensure ownership of all rights in their databases, particularly where development has been outsourced
Monetising: enabling clients to carry out their licensing strategy bearing in mind the limits of the legal protection conferred by legislators and the courts.

Protection: advising clients on internal procedures to put in place to protect and monitor their database rights.
Enforcement: assisting clients in restraining unauthorised use of their databases and in particular obtaining swift remedial action including injunctions.

Our recent experience includes:

Advising clients on how to recover data retained by departing employees, including consideration of how Database Rights interact with Confidential Information.

Advising on the interplay between database right and other IP rights - copyright, trademarks and confidence, contract rights and competition law.

Providing specific strategic data and database advice for clients in industries that depend on data, including the financial services sector, music industry, healthcare and travel sectors.

Our lawyers have authored leading edge white papers on database rights, tracking the progress of case law and legislative changes and their impact on relevant business sectors.

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