eBusiness

The Ulmer & Berne LLP intellectual property and technology group has a history dating back to the inception of the commercial Internet in assisting and advising clients on a wide range of ebusiness-related issues. In this capacity, the intellectual property and technology group has been involved in client engagements in nearly every aspect of ebusiness and e-commerce, and has played a leading role in advising clients on structuring business consummating transactions and dealing with legal issues that span nearly every facet of ebusiness and e-commerce. These issues include:

  • E-commerce laws
  • Information systems and data outsourcing
  • Data security including the security of data in the banking, healthcare and other regulated industries including issues under new state and federal laws, rules and regulations pertaining to data security, notification of security breaches, and data security retention and destruction policies and procedures under applicable law
  • Encryption, digital signature and other commercial issues;
  • All aspects of doing business online, via the public Internet or private IP-based networks including Internet taxation and Digital Millennium Copyright Act
  • Domestic and international privacy and publicity issues including the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Childrens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  • Employment policies for Internet and e-mail use by employees;
  • Federal and state regulation of the transmission of bulk electronic mail including federal Can-Spam Act compliance
  • The regulation of unsolicited commercial e-mail
  • Telecommunications issues pertaining to the Internet and the Voice over IP/Internet telephony industry (including broadband access, co-location, E-911, and other regulatory and related issues)
  • Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act compliance.
Attorneys
Robert F. Brown
Clayton L. Kuhnell
Michael A. Marrero
Christopher C. McCracken
Suzann R. Moskowitz
Eric M. Robbins
Kari C. Samuels
Wayne M. Serra
Michael D. Stovsky
Seth A. Voit
Elizabeth M. Widman

 

Clients

 

Representative Experience

Representing an electronic stun gun manufacturer in trademark prosecution and application matters. 

Representing a Cleveland-based greeting card manufacturer in intellectual property matters and technology contracts related to the divestiture of one of its divisions.

Representing a Cleveland-based global adhesives manufacturer in the negotiation of a software license dispute. 

Representing one of the leading international manufacturers of tires with trademarks, copyright and technology-related matters.

Representing several Cleveland-based companies, privately held and publicly traded, in connection with software licensing, ERP implementation and other technology transfers.

Representing a Cleveland-based provider of Voice Over IP services as general outside corporate counsel, technology counsel and intellectual property counsel.

Representing a Cleveland-based developer of spinal implants as general outside counsel and technology counsel.

Representing a New Jersey-based privately held dietary-supplement manufacturer and marketer on intellectual property and general corporate matters. 

Representing a Tennessee distributor of medical supplies on intellectual property and general corporate matters. 

Representing a Cleveland-based teaching hospital system in the negotiation of technology contracts. 

Representing an Ohio holding company in a source code escrow transaction.

Representing a local community college in the negotiation and preparation of system development and system maintenance and technical support agreements in connection with a new wireless employee work order system being implemented at the college. 

Representing an Ohio limited liability company in numerous intellectual property matters including: 

  • Advising on and negotiating several technology and data licensing agreements and joint marketing agreements.
  • Negotiating a license agreement with an international sourcing company. 
  • Advising on a teaming agreement and joint venture with a software developer and designer. 
  • Negotiating a licensing/consulting agreement with a vision care, pharmaceutical and surgical manufacturer and distributor. 
  • Negotiating a consulting agreement with a home improvement warehouse retailer. 
  • Negotiating a joint venture with an international provider of information management solutions. 

Representing a rapidly growing international emerging pharmaceutical company in a $150 million license agreement for a new attention deficit disorder drug.  
      
Representing a bio-technology company in negotiating a manufacturing license agreement to produce a new FDA-approved product for wound healing. 
   

 

Related Practice Areas

Litigation
Intellectual Property

Business
Corporate Governance
Intellectual Property & Technology
International
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity/Venture Capital
Securities Law & Regulatory Compliance

Tax
General Taxation

Technology
Intellectual Property/Licensing
Intellectual Property/Litigation
Patents
Technology Transactions
Trademarks/Copyrights

Life Science
Biomed/Biotechnology
Intellectual Property/Licensing

Health Care
Privacy
Transactions

 

Case Studies

 

Publications

 

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