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E-Commerce And Internet Law
At Hartman & Winnicki, P.C. our E-Commerce and Intellectual Property Law Group handles complex licensing transactions for computer software developers, Web site development companies, clients who are purchasing software licenses, and clients who are undergoing computer upgrades and systems integration. We advise businesses on proactive best practices for electronic document retention and digital discovery strategies.
The Firm's E-Commerce and Intellectual Property Law Group is devoted to keeping abreast of the latest developments in the new emerging practice area known as "Internet Law" as well as "Digital Discovery" and "electronic evidence." Since there is relatively little statutory or decisional law, the practitioner must have a careful understanding of the laws that do exist, as well as the disciplines from which the foundation for Internet Law is being formed, such as, copyright law, trademark law, First Amendment law, privacy law, trade secret law, commerce clause law, licensing law and commercial law generally.
Never before have issues of personal jurisdiction, trademark, copyright, confidentiality, defamation, and electronic evidence been so important to the business client. For instance, a company's Web site may create personal jurisdiction in all 50 states. Moreover, any employee has the ability to publish (internally or to the world) material which infringes on another's copyrights or trademarks, or which is defamatory, exposing his employer to potentially enormous liability. The Firm's Internet Law Group renders advice to its clients on these issues. The Firm can advise its clients on how to reduce legal exposure in a viriety of related areas . We also can advise you on the importance of registering an Internet domain name as a trademark (to preserve the company's product or service mark).
We advise our clients on how to preserve the legal status of their valuable trade secrets which are kept on their computer systems or transmitted by e-mail over the Internet. Our clients also seek our advice with respect to adopting e-mail policies concerning the company's computer network and monitoring employee e-mail for discriminatory, harassing or obscene messages, or for violation of confidentiality policies of the client.
Intellectual Property Law
In addition to the intellectual property advice described above, the Firm provides traditional intellectual property law services, whether furnishing advice on trademark and copyright registrations, counseling on protecting trade secrets, litigating patent disputes, drafting non-disclosure agreements, preparing trademark and copyright assignments and licenses, and writing work-made-for-hire agreements.
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