Software, AI and digital platforms
Excellence in legal services applied to the digital world.
From software and artificial intelligence systems to the most advanced technology platforms: we protect innovation, development, and digital rights.
Canella Camaiora® is a leading law firm in the protection of intellectual and technological property. For six consecutive years (2020–2025), it has been ranked among Italy’s top law firms in the fields of Intellectual Property and TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) by Il Sole 24 Ore–Statista.We deliver tailor-made solutions by integrating legal, technological, and strategic expertise with the highest standards of reliability.
We assist startups, tech companies, and investors in protecting and enhancing their digital assets, offering services that include:
- Legal and technical due diligence;
- Contract drafting (assignment, licensing, software and AI development, partnerships, tech startups);
- Software and AI works registration and legal protection;
- Legal documentation for digital platforms (terms of use, privacy policy, cookie policy);
- Evaluation reports for intangible assets;
- Technology-related litigation (both offensive and defensive);
- Intellectual property applied to digital innovation;
- Tax planning for technological assets.
Registration, legal protection, and business continuity of software
In Italy and across the European Union, software is protected as a copyrighted work. However, formal registration is essential to establish clear evidence of authorship and creation date.We register software with the Public Register of Computer Programs at SIAE, enabling licensing, transfer, and robust legal enforcement.
We advise companies, startups, and technology transfer offices (TTOs) on managing ownership over software, graphical interfaces, APIs, and databases.
Without formal registration, legal enforcement against copying or misuse may be significantly hindered.
We also provide full support with software escrow agreements, critical tools for ensuring business continuity in the event of crises, insolvency, or extraordinary circumstances. Software escrow plays a strategic role in extraordinary transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, and venture investments, where the legal strength of technological assets is a decisive factor in due diligence procedures.
Legal protection of technology platforms
Every web platform or application requires accurate legal documentation to protect rights, prevent liability, and foster commercial growth.We draft project documentation, terms of use, privacy and cookie policies, marketplace regulations, and cooperation or development agreements.
Operating a digital platform without appropriate legal safeguards exposes the business to litigation, GDPR sanctions, and reputational risks.
We ensure up-to-date regulatory compliance, with particular attention to GDPR, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and European regulations on digital platforms.
Litigation in software, AI, and platform-related disputes
The digital sector is highly litigious due to the technical complexity and economic value of the assets involved.We manage litigation with strategic precision, handling disputes over software rights infringement, code counterfeiting, digital plagiarism, contractual breaches, and unauthorized platform replication.
When software is copied or a platform is unlawfully cloned, the resulting damage can be both immediate and substantial. A rapid and well-structured legal response is essential.
We defend both right holders and parties involved in disputes, offering an independent and technically informed approach.
Innovation is essential. Defending innovation is strategic.
Canella Camaiora® supports businesses, startups, research centers, and universities in enhancing and protecting their technological assets.
We combine legal foresight with technical competence to ensure comprehensive protection for software, digital platforms, and artificial intelligence applications.
Software, AI and technology platforms
Legal and technical due diligence
Contract drafting (assignment, licensing, software and AI development, partnerships, tech startups)
Software and AI works registration and legal protection
Legal documentation for digital platforms (terms of use, privacy policy, cookie policy)
Evaluation reports for intangible assets
Technology-related litigation (both offensive and defensive)
Intellectual property applied to digital innovation
Tax planning for technological assets
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“Replaced by AI”? The Rome Court clarifies the limits of dismissal
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Veterinary malpractice and compensation for non-economic damages (Florence Court of Appeal, Dec. 23, 2025)
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The former partner who becomes a competitor: the drop in turnover as evidence of unfair competition – a comment on Venice Court, Order of 15/05/2024
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Employee migration, reverse engineering or unfair competition? (Italian Supreme Court, Civil Division, order no. 18958/2023)
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28 January 2026
When a project submitted to an Italian Public Administration is protectable (and when it is not)
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22 January 2026
CES 2026: what is changing in technology (and why waiting is no longer an option)
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Authorial photographs and the risks of political instrumentalization (Comment on Milan Court, judgment no. 8613/2025)
The article examines the judgment of the Milan Court, 11 November 2025, no. 8613, concerning the protection of photographs and the limits of copyright exceptions. [...]
5 January 2026