Website & Online Content

For many of our clients, their websites are a primary interface with their customers and their online content is a business critical asset. We understand the specific challenges of regulatory compliance and protecting intellectual property rights in an online environment.

We advise clients on negotiating the mesh of regulations that apply to doing business on the web and how to protect their intellectual property rights in websites, domain names and online content.

Key areas of our expertise include:

Guidance on operational, regulatory and security issues for digital commerce
Digital rights management
Online content and branding: we frequently advise clients on protecting copyright and trade mark rights which exist in online content
Website scraping, aggregating, cloning and phishing: we assist clients in order to prevent, address and monitor website scraping, aggregating, cloning and phishing activity
Online advertising and branding: we assist brand owners with online marketing and advertising activities including regulatory and ASA issues

Our recent experience includes:

Content acquisition and distribution arrangements
Search engine optimisation agreements
Advertising tracking and monitoring structures
Direct and network affiliate arrangements
On-line contracting and licensing issues
Advising on privacy and data security management
Advising clients on online trade mark infringement and passing off disputes
Litigation advice relating to Cybersquatting, scraping and phishing activities

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