FAST Legal Advisory Group

If you are working in the field of intellectual property within the legal sector, membership to FLAG will enhance your professional profile and also allow you to interact with other legal professionals working in this space

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FLAG Membership Benefits

Joining the FAST Legal, Advisory Group allows you to benefit from the following:

Industry Leadership Meetings

FLAG member meetings have agendas that are centred around topical IT issues and feature presentations from industry luminaries. These meetings take place quarterly either remotely or in person.

Speaker Opportunities

Our members get the chance to present at FLAG and industry events during the membership

Thought Leadership

We will invite members to contribute to our research and their commentary to be included in any media briefings. You will also get the opportunity to participate at FLAG and other industry events

Business Development

Business development opportunities from FAST exclusively for FLAG members as trusted advisors: 

  • FAST Enforcement Programme and membership legal referrals. Client opportunities which arise that require expertise of outside counsel – referrals are made to FLAG members as appropriate. 
  • Business development opportunities from FAST exclusively for FLAG members as trusted advisors: 
  • FAST Enforcement Programme and membership legal referrals. Client opportunities which arise that require expertise of outside counsel – referrals are made to FLAG members as appropriate. 
  • FAST members may also require chargeable support that extends beyond any membership allocation – these are referred to FLAG members.
  • FLAG members are encouraged to offer a promotional fee rate to secure instructions from FAST members.

Influence Stakeholders

Opportunities to secure profile with the various FAST communities; software publishers, software asset management experts, end users and cloud service providers. 

Social Media Amplification

We can increase the reach of company news through the FAST social media channel

Participate with Legal Content

Input and appropriate participation or association with the FAST Parliamentary Lobbying that aims to enhance the law for the software industry and to address IP enforcement issues:

  • Deterrent Damages: To dissuade infringement of IP rights.
  • Representative Rights for FAST under Article 4 Enforcement Directive 2004/48/EC
  • Accountability: Push for liability of company directors/managers if personally neglectful of illegal software use. 
  • Assistance to Law Enforcement agencies with retaining and improving investigation powers.
  • Appreciation of IP valuations.
  • Awareness to FAST members’ communities of potential changes to statute law of interest. 

Brand Association

Brand association with FAST. Right to use the FAST logo on media content and papers, which can also be published and distributed by FAST. Resulting acknowledgement as trusted legal advisor.

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If you are a software company or a professional service company working in this sector, learn more about becoming a member 

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