Software Audit Defense

Popular software packages from Adobe, Oracle and Microsoft provide convenience for businesses, but using this software may make your business more vulnerable to a software audit by software manufacturers or their agents. Software audits are time-consuming and may result in legal and monetary liability. Third parties that conduct software audits may be compensated on a contingency basis, which creates a tenacious incentive for collecting licensing fees for software products that may no longer be in use.

Software audits demand experienced legal counsel

Business owners should treat any request for a software audit as a serious legal matter. Defenses may be available in the face of audit requests. More importantly, experience in responding to audits, both before and after audits are performed, can help reduce exposure to your company.

Benefits of software audits

Software audits wield serious implications if handled improperly. But one benefit may be to allow companies to consider how to document and implement licensing compliance for software users and how to negotiate more comprehensive licensing packages that reduce the risk of non-compliance in the future.

Software audit requests warrants attention and guidance from an efficient and specialized intellectual property law firm. Whether you operate an emerging business or a Fortune 500 company, our legal team offers strategies for high-quality software audit defense. Should your business face a request for a software audit or find itself involved in an investigation or litigation over alleged software overdeployment of license violation contact Cahill IP.