Today’s online companies face a multitude of issues as they conduct business electronically and over the Internet. Internet laws continue to evolve and eCommerce law is becoming a more important area of expertise.  Our attorneys are experienced in resolving these issues and offer a variety of different services to help protect and increase your business. 

Our attorneys regularly counsel clients on many different Internet laws and eCommerce issues, including:

• Domain-name registration and transactions;
• Domain recovery actions and domain name disputes;
• Privacy and publicity issues;
• Unfair competition and false advertising issues;
• Online advertising practices;
• Metatag use;
• Keywords and Google® AdWords®;
• Copyright and trademark use; and
• ICANN proceedings (including those under the UDRP). 

eCommerce Law Related Issues

We counsel clients regarding a variety of specific issues relating to eCommerce law and Internet transactions and Internet laws, including:

• Compliance with COPA and other laws affecting eCommerce;
• Issues associated with website development/hosting and copyright ownership;
• Trademark and brand issues online;
• eCommerce businesses and projects;
• Trade secrets and online business practices;
• Linking agreements;
• General eCommerce law and Internet laws;
• Application of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA);
• Patent issues related to eCommerce; and
• Click-through agreements. 

Online-related Policies

Our lawyers can help you proactively implement, regularly update, and enforce a variety of different online policies.  Our lawyers counsel clients on policies tailored for today’s online marketplace in compliance with U.S. Internet laws (and, where applicable, foreign laws) regarding:

• Database protection;
• Electronic signatures/verification;
• Compliance with federal and state consumer protection laws;
• Information licensing;
• Online contracting;
• Online marketing;
• Online privacy and terms of use policies;
• Copyright retention; and
• Trademark usage policies.

Ecommerce and Internet laws are topics that continue to grow and change. If you need a refresher, please refer to our eCommerce glossary for terms from ICANN to domain tasting or cyberflight.

For more information on our internet and ecommerce and related other services, or if you have any questions about Eccomerce law or Internet laws, click any of the links on the left.