Practice Areas


Intellectual Property and Technology Law 

The Firm represents clients in all aspects of electronic commerce, Internet-related and technology law, including:

  • Application Service Providers ("ASPs")
  • Communications Carriers
  • Content Providers
  • Fulfillment Entities
  • Hosts
  • Intellectual Property Protection and Litigation
  • Internet Service Providers ("ISPs")
  • OEM, VARs and Distributors
  • Online merchants, brokers and "e-tailers" (electronic retailers)
  • Software Developers
  • Web Site Designers

In connection with the representation of our clients, the Firm has extensive experience in the following practice areas:

  • Protection and licensing of intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, as well as software licensing (including "click-wrap" licenses).

  • Clearing rights in various multimedia content (e.g., audiovisual works).

  • Carrier-to-carrier and customer-to-carrier communications and Internet access transactions.

  • Internet domain name purchases.

  • Internet domain name disputes.

  • Web site linking and hosting agreements.

  • Web site development agreements, including creation of and licensing of multimedia content.

  • ISP and ASP service agreements (wholesale/resale and retail).

  • Web site Terms of Services (TOS) policies and agreements.

  • "Click-wrap" and "Netwrap" software licenses.

  • Transactions establishing the entire chain of "e-tailing" (electronic retailing), including portal, merchant linking and fulfillment agreements.

  • Employment, independent contractor/consultant agreements, including restrictive covenants and stock options.

  • Electronic privacy and data dissemination issues.

  • Online defamation and First Amendment issues.

  • Trademark searches and applications for federal and state trademark registrations.

  • Domestic and international technology transactions, including system sales and procurement, software development/licensing, VAR and OEM agreements and joint ventures.

  • System integration agreements.

  • Outsourcing transactions.

  • Nondisclosure agreements.

  • Intellectual property protection, including copyright and trademarks filings, patent infringement litigation, work-for-hire issues, trade secret protection and legal opinions.

  • Technology litigation in Federal and State Courts, including intellectual property/domain name infringement litigation, injunctive relief, alternative dispute resolution and employment/restrictive covenant issues.