{"id":3268,"date":"2026-09-28T13:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/your-situation\/acquisition-ip-it-due-diligence\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:20:11","slug":"acquisition-ip-it-due-diligence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/en\/your-situation\/acquisition-ip-it-due-diligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Acquisition: checking IP and IT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Your company is buying another company or part of a business, taking a stake in it or being sold itself. The value often lies in trademarks, software, data and customer relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.5rem\">What matters now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do the key rights really belong to the company? With software from freelancers, founders or agencies, this is often not properly regulated.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Check licences and contracts for change-of-control clauses; some end or become terminable.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Open source components, data protection and IT security are frequent weak points.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>What the review reveals belongs in the purchase price, warranties and indemnities.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Sellers benefit from clarifying these questions themselves beforehand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.5rem\">Documents I need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>letter of intent or draft purchase agreement<\/li>\n\n\n<li>list of trademarks, domains and other IP rights<\/li>\n\n\n<li>key licence, developer and customer contracts<\/li>\n\n\n<li>data protection documentation and an overview of the IT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.5rem\">Next steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Send me the documents by email to <a href=\"mailto:kanzlei@bauer.legal\">kanzlei@bauer.legal<\/a> or use the <a href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/en\/submit-appointment-request\/\">appointment request<\/a>, and mention any deadline that is running. I usually reply within one working day and let you know how things can proceed. You can write to me in English or German. How we work together and how fees are charged is explained under <a href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/en\/how-we-work-together\/\">How we work together<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/en\/company-law\/\">Company law<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/en\/information-technology-law-it-law\/\">IT law<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/en\/intellectual-property\/\">Intellectual property<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bl-stand wp-block-paragraph\">This page gives a general overview of German law and does not replace advice on the individual case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your company is buying another company or part of a business, taking a stake in it or being sold itself. The value often lies in trademarks, software, data and customer relationships. What matters now Documents I need Next steps Send me the documents by email to kanzlei@bauer.legal or use the appointment request, and mention any&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/en\/your-situation\/acquisition-ip-it-due-diligence\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Acquisition: checking IP and IT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3224,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":"","_genesis_title":"Company acquisition: checking IP and IT (due diligence)","_genesis_description":"Buying a company in Germany or being bought? 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