Software and AI law

Software, AI and technology law for Chinese companies entering Europe

Dreyfus helps Chinese technology companies protect and commercialise software in France and the European Union. We work with the Chinese legal or IP team to identify the European workstream without duplicating analysis already completed in China.

Send the product, contract and launch context
Review the key steps
Scope confirmed
Deadline control
Clear reporting
French · EU lawRelevant authority
European marketTerritorial scope
EnglishWorking language
One contactCoordinated reporting

Matter essentials

What the instruction requires

The sections below clarify the route, documents, decisions and local workstream for this specific matter.

Secure ownership before commercialisation

  • employee and contractor development terms;
  • copyright assignment and licence scope;
  • source code, documentation and database rights;
  • open-source components and compliance records;
  • trade secrets, confidentiality and access controls;
  • ownership of improvements, integrations and custom developments.

Contracts for the European market

We review and prepare software licences, SaaS terms, development agreements, maintenance and support terms, reseller arrangements, technology transfer clauses and selected data-processing provisions. The objective is to connect legal responsibility with the actual product, hosting model and sales channel.

AI projects

AI projects can combine software ownership, training data, third-party model terms, output use, confidentiality, transparency and regulatory questions. The EU AI Act has a phased application timeline, so the applicable role and obligations should be checked against the current product and deployment date.

Dreyfus can coordinate the IP and contract workstream and identify when additional regulatory, data protection or sector counsel is required. See the European Commission AI Act overview.

Launch review for a Chinese technology company

  1. Map the product: code, datasets, models, interfaces, documentation and third-party dependencies.
  2. Confirm ownership: employees, contractors, group companies and licensors.
  3. Review the business model: SaaS, licence, API, distribution, marketplace or enterprise deployment.
  4. Prioritise contracts and compliance: focus on issues that affect launch, sales and investor diligence.
  5. Protect the brand and evidence: align trademarks, domain names, confidentiality and record keeping.

For Chinese IP firms and legal teams

We define the France and EU scope, work in English and provide a practical risk register. The Chinese team retains the overall client and product strategy.

Software and AI law

Request a software or licence review

Send the matter reference, relevant rights, territory and any known deadline. We will confirm the appropriate first scope.

Send the product, contract and launch context