Low-Budget Legal Tips for High-Tech Companies
Blaine Kimrey of Lathrop Gage
In 1994, two Ph.D. students at Stanford-inspired by the Internet's pioneering potential for robust exchange of ideas-created a guide in their free time, directing Internet users to the students' favorite Web sites. Had the students been concerned about legal issues, they probably would have been paralyzed in their tracks, and Yahoo! never would have been born.
Intellectual Property Beyond the Frontier
Michael A. Mann of Nexsen Pruet
This article reviews how to protect your company's products when those products are taken outside a country's boundaries and if intellectual property protection is available for your company's goods.
Killing the Messenger: Pennsylvania's New Child Pornography Statute is Aimed at the Wrong Parties
Andrew G. McBride and Kathryn L. Comerford* of The Federalist Society
Although the goal of eradicating child pornography is unquestionably a laudable one, the means Pennsylvania has chosen to pursue this goal conflict with provisions of the federal Communications Act, and are of dubious constitutionality.
Is Your Corporate Identity at Risk?
Douglas R. Wolf of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
As the Internet opens the door to a global economy, your corporate identity is more vulnerable than ever before. With a proactive strategic trademark and domain name plan in place, you can remain a step ahead of would-be infringers, in the US and abroad. Every country has different laws, and to the extent that the theories behind the laws overlap, they are applied differently.
Cybersquatters Beware: Filing a UDRP Complaint is Quick and Inexpensive
Vanessa B. Pierce of Parsons Behle & Latimer
You have spent valuable resources developing and protecting your company's trademark, only to discover that someone (a competitor, disgruntled former employee, cybersquatter) has incorporated it into his domain name, and now your potential customers are being diverted to his website. What is your recourse?
Insurance Company Ordered to Give A Computer System To A Homebound Latex Victim
Jon L. Gelman of Law Office of Jon L. Gelman
A Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court has ordered that a personal computer system be furnished to a homebound former health care worker suffering from latex sensitivity.
Spotlight Returns to Corporate Websites
Barry J. Hurewitz,Barry J. Hurewitz,Barry J. Hurewitz and Barry J. Hurewitz of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Corporate websites play an important role in many public companiesÃÂ investor relations programs. Recognizing this, several recent rules and proposals take advantage of corporate websites to expand investor access to information.
New Year's E-Resolutions
George S. Takach of Lexpert
The start of a new year is a good time for resolving to undertake fresh initiatives. Accordingly, what follows are ten e-resolutions for companies, governments and other organizations dealing with the legal challenges posed by technology, including software and the Internet. To help operationalize them, the resolutions are prepared in a user-friendly format, ready for immediate adoption and implementation.
Two New Weapons In The War Against Cybersquatters
Arent Fox LLP
Two recent developments in Internet and trademark law signal increased protection for trademark owners in the escalating battle against cybersquatters: (1) enactment of the federal Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (the "Act"), and (2) approval of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy") by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
Internet Bidding For Legal Services
John D. Cotterman of Lexpert
Put those five words together and you should catch a fair amount of attention and possibly generate a fair amount of emotion.
The Internet And Jurisdiction: Act Globally, Avoid Getting Sued Locally
George S. Takach of Lexpert
The Internet virtually eliminates physical distance as a factor in commerce and a range of other activities. Surfing the Web allows you to electronically hop from one foreign site to another at the mere click of a button. For all practical purposes, the Internet has collapsed geography. The world's most global network has seemingly eradicated national boundaries. Legally speaking, however, the Internet does not wipe out the borders of states, rather it merely makes them much easier to cross.
Cybersquatting Ain't What It Used To Be: The Cybersquatter's Day
Judith A. Silver of Coollawyer.com
A trademark holder can hold a domain name which is made up, entirely or in part, of a trademark he owns transferred to him as use of his trademark without a license, otherwise known as trademark infringement.
The Perils of Domain-Name Branding
Andrew P. Bridges of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
This article discusses the importance of domain-name brands in a company's marketing efforts, but warns they must be wisely managed to avoid a number of serious legal and practical perils.
IP Strategies 2003 Seminar. Seminar Summaries of Speakers Nels Lippert and William DiSalvatore of Hale and Dorr LLP.
Nels T. Lippert,William P. Disalvatore,Barry J. Hurewitz,Barry J. Hurewitz and Barry J. Hurewitz of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Nels Lippert presented an in-depth discussion on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. William DiSalvatore presented "Identifying and Effectively Protecting Trade Secrets."
Icann's New Top-Level Domains Pose Problems and Offer Opportunities for Trademark Owners
Joshua M. Marks of Arter & Hadden LLP
Looks at issues surrounding the new release of top-level domain names.
Trademark Examination of Domain Names
US Patent and Trademark Office
This document gives and overview of the requirements for registering a domain name for a trademark.
New California Law: California Business & Professions Code Section 17538
Dave Kramer of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
This article provides an overview of California's law regulating sales over the internet to a buyer in the state of California.
Tools of the Trade: Website Audit
Michael R. Cohen of Merchant & Gould P.C.
Whether you are an active participant in e-commerce, maintain a passive website, act as a website designer, provide content or work with the websites of others, you must understand and monitor a wide variety of legal issues before they become problems. A thorough website audit is a crucial tool designed to help you determine whether or not certain changes are necessary to avoid litigation and make sure that potential problems are corrected.
Internet Domain Name Disputes
Michael Dunn,Ronald D. Coleman and Marjorie F. Chertok of Day Pitney LLP
This article explains the new process of resolving internet domain name disputes which is administered by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
Online Crooks Stealing Trademarks, Domain Names Can Be Thwarted
Douglas R. Wolf of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
Cyberpirates don't fly the Jolly Roger when ripping off trademarks and domain names. They work in secret, but if you don't catch them early, they can scuttle your ship of commerce.
Domain Name Disputes: The United States Experience
Philip J. Zadeik of Baker & McKenzie LLP
This paper briefly identifies the main players and reviews the history of domain name disputes and their resolution.
Thelen Reid Report No. 372: Trademark Issues on the World Wide Web: More Than Hijacking Domain Names
Thelen LLP
This report addresses some forms of trademark usage on web pages, while not technically "infringing," may still concern trademark holders.
The New BFOR Test: Mission Impossible?
Patricia L. Janzen of Lexpert
So you want to buy a high-tech company. Last month we considered a number of preparatory steps that should be taken when you gear up for acquiring a high-tech company or a company with significant technology-related assets: these included phased disclosure of confidential information, understanding what you are buying, agreeing on valuation early on, and doing tax homework at an early stage.
Lanham Act Amended To Control "Cybersquatting"
Antoinette R. Stone of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
One of the last legislative enactments of 1999 was the "Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act." This new law,.