Whether you run an e-commerce business, affiliate website, blog, crowdfunding platform or startup, your business needs protection.

Running an e-commerce business involves far more than selecting products and setting up a checkout flow. Every online store operating in the United States has legal obligations that govern how it collects customer data, advertises products, handles email marketing, and designs its website. Ignoring these obligations — even unintentionally — can result in regulatory fines, […]

Many business owners treat a cookie consent banner as a formality — a pop-up visitors click through before getting on with whatever brought them to the site. From a legal standpoint, that framing gets it backwards. The banner is a symptom. The real issue is whether your website is activating non-essential tracking technologies before obtaining […]

If you own a trademark that another business is using without permission, your first instinct may be to pursue a trademark dilution claim. But dilution is a narrow legal theory reserved for a specific category of marks, and the evidentiary bar is high. Unlike a traditional infringement claim — where you prove that consumers are […]

Running a Shopify store is one of the most accessible ways to launch an online business, but accessibility does not mean the business is insulated from legal liability. Many store owners assume that because Shopify provides the platform, Shopify also shields them from legal claims. That is not how the law works. Shopify supplies the […]

Your website represents years of work — the writing, the structure, the voice, the expertise you have built into every page. From detailed practice area descriptions to original blog posts and product copy, your content is a business asset that helps potential clients find you, understand your services, and choose to work with you. When […]

Many developers and technology founders assume that because software is built from lines of code, it cannot be patented. The reality is more nuanced. Software can be patented in the United States, but the path to protection requires careful planning. After the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. […]