Technology Law

In the complex world that we live in, interaction with the Internet has become a daily occurrence. Each Internet law attorney at WVD is experienced in the unique challenges posed by obtaining, protecting, and enforcing intellectual property rights on the Internet. Such experience includes:

• Counseling clients by reviewing, drafting, and negotiating license agreements involving Internet-based activities and conduct;
• Domain name disputes arising out of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and arbitrated via the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) and/or the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);
• Domain name disputes arising out of the Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) (15 U.S.C. Sections 1125(d) & 1129);
• Preparation of and/or responding to takedown notices pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); and
• Counseling regarding the secondary liability of Internet intermediaries (i.e. website owner/operators, bloggers, e-commerce vendors) under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

We also have technology law attorneys skilled with developing website term of use policies and privacy policies.