The car is becoming a computer on wheels, and the legal questions have changed with it. Software, batteries, connectivity, and data now drive value as much as steel and assembly lines do. Because our attorneys have engineering backgrounds, we are comfortable in the technical details of electrification and vehicle software, and we help automotive companies handle the IP, licensing, regulatory, and supply matters that come with this shift.
Electric Vehicle Technology
Electrification reorders the whole IP and commercial map. We advise on battery technology patents and licensing, charging infrastructure agreements, and the supply contracts that secure cells and critical materials. When you pursue an EV development joint venture or a technology transfer, we structure it so ownership of jointly developed improvements is clear from day one, and so a partner today does not become a competitor armed with your designs tomorrow.
Connected and Software-Defined Vehicles
Modern vehicles ship features over the air and collect data continuously, which creates obligations long after the sale. We handle automotive software licensing, over-the-air update frameworks, and connected-services agreements, and we work through who owns the data a vehicle generates and how privacy rules apply to it. We also help align your cybersecurity practices with the standards regulators and OEM customers now expect across the connected-vehicle supply chain.
Supply Chain and Manufacturing
Automotive supply chains span borders and break in unexpected ways. We draft and negotiate supply agreements, write force majeure and disruption terms that actually allocate risk, and structure joint manufacturing arrangements. We manage the IP relationships with suppliers so that tooling, designs, and process improvements stay where they belong, and we step in when a supply dispute threatens to stop a line.