Technology & IP
IP, technology, and data counsel for the region's technology-first and IP-heavy businesses.
Technology and IP — protected, licensed, and monetised.
We advise technology companies, IP-heavy businesses, and traditional corporates going digital on the full range of IP, technology, and data matters — from portfolio strategy to complex licensing.
Our team combines IP registration and enforcement capability with technology contracting, data protection, and disputes depth.
- IP portfolio strategy
- Technology licensing & SaaS
- IP enforcement & disputes
- Data and platform matters
How we approach this practice.
Our Technology practice advises clients on data protection compliance, cybersecurity, intellectual property protection, fintech regulation, artificial intelligence governance, and digital transformation initiatives.
We represent startups, established technology companies, telecom operators, and investors operating in Africa's rapidly evolving digital economy — helping them scale within the local regulatory environment.
Full-service technology and IP practice.
Trademark, patent, copyright, and design portfolio strategy, filing, and management.
SaaS, licensing, and technology transfer agreements — enterprise and platform scale.
Software development, open source, and platform terms of service and user arrangements.
Data monetisation, data-sharing arrangements, and AI/ML training data structures.
IP infringement actions, brand protection, and anti-counterfeiting programmes.
IP and technology diligence and warranties for M&A involving technology assets.
A disciplined path from concept to close.
- 01Commercial Alignment
We start with the commercial map — economics, control, contributions, and outcome — before drafting a single clause.
- 02Structural Blueprint
A structuring memo sets out the vehicle, jurisdiction, tax treatment, and regulatory path, benchmarked against comparable matters.
- 03Documentation
Bespoke documentation drafted as an integrated instrument set — designed to survive later scrutiny.
- 04Approvals & Closing
Regulator engagement, condition-precedent management, and a disciplined closing choreography.
- 05Stewardship
Ongoing counsel through the life of the matter — governance, calendaring, and dispute-prevention.
Selected technology mandates.
A partial view of the mandates we have advised on — sanitised for confidentiality, but indicative of the scale and complexity of our work.
- 01
Advised a global SaaS provider on enterprise licensing arrangements in Kenya.
- 02
Represented a fintech on the protection and enforcement of its trademark portfolio.
- 03
Counsel to a media group on a complex content licensing and distribution arrangement.
- 04
Delivered IP and technology diligence on a strategic technology-sector acquisition.
Partners leading the practice.
Where this work connects.
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