The Internet, with its instantaneous and worldwide distribution of digital material, adds a layer of complexity to intellectual property protection. With a nuanced understanding of these complexities, Olshan IP lawyers help clients manage their IP, data, technology and brands in the digital world, guiding them through the ever-changing technological landscape and helping them leverage opportunities and avoid risks.
Doing Deals in the Digital World
Our IP lawyers regularly negotiate agreements, handle transactions and litigate cases involving technology and digital content. We have represented myriad companies ranging from insurance and financial institutions to advertising agencies to technology companies to major pharmaceutical, cosmetics and fashion companies in negotiating web development, design and hosting agreements, software development and license agreements, software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements, application service provider agreements, and online marketing agreements.
Monetizing Opportunities and Minimizing Risks
As more data is collected, stored and exchanged electronically, we help our clients assess new monetization opportunities to gain a competitive edge, as well as help them manage risks associated with cybersecurity, data protection and customer privacy.
With access to a broader audience, the internet provides the means for swift and worldwide dissemination of fake products by counterfeiters. We work with our clients on anti-counterfeiting measures, effective online IP strategies to prevent brand erosion, and ways to preserve their hard-earned reputations and revenue streams.
Our team advises on:
- Regulatory regimes and matters across platforms, environments and jurisdictions
- Trademark registration and brand protection
- Trade secret and proprietary information protection
- Data and customer privacy
- Cybersecurity
- IP due diligence
- Anti-counterfeiting measures
- Domain name acquisition, protection and sales
- Social media
- E-commerce, website and other internet-related issues
Additionally, our firm’s litigators have represented clients in Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) domain name dispute proceedings, anti-counterfeiting cases, and IP licensing disputes and infringement cases.
- Represented multiple domain name owners in sales and acquisitions of domain names.
- Represented myriad companies ranging from insurance and financial institutions to an international advertising agency holding company and its agencies to technology companies to major pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies in web development, design and hosting agreements; software license agreements; application service provider agreements; software development agreements; and channel partner agreements.
- Handling negotiations of SaaS agreements for several technology companies.
