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

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) administers the registration of trademarks. There are two Registries, one for fully functional and legally sufficient trademarks (called the Principal Register) and one for trademarks that are not quite “ready.” This second Register is called the Supplemental Register. Generally, when an individual or business files an application to […]

A “DMCA Takedown Notice” is, among other things, a claim that you have, in some way, committed copyright infringement. Typically, a DMCA Takedown Notice is aimed at alleged copyright infringement on the internet. The “takedown” part of the Notice is a demand that the infringing material be removed from an online platform or website. “DMCA” […]

If you think your business has been unfairly targeted by the Federal Trade Commission, you may be right. And the best strategy to prevent overreach is to hire dedicated FTC defense attorneys who will make the best arguments and keep making them until there is success. The recent overturning of the FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule is […]

There are many reasons that an asset purchase transaction might “fall through” and not close. Some of these are internal or external. Examples of the former are the Seller’s inability to deliver all the assets or the disclosure during due diligence of something unforeseen and unacceptable to the buyer. Examples of the latter are the […]

Video games are big business — $3 billion “big” according to most estimates. So, while these may be “just games,” there is a lot of money at stake. This makes gaming very tempting to various types of “bad actors,” including the owners and developers of the games, online service providers, website operators, cybercriminals, and more. […]

When your business is contemplating a software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) agreement, there are a large number of considerations. An SaaS agreement is, of course, a subscription service where a software package is centrally hosted and accessed by a SaaS company’s customers. Issues to be aware of include: As important as the foregoing issues are, one often overlooked […]