Internet & e-Commerce
Overview
No matter how your business intersects with technology, our experienced team of lawyers can help you protect and leverage your assets. Whether your company provides high-tech solutions to government agencies, licenses entertainment content to and from providers, or markets your products and services through an online presence, Bean, Kinney & Korman has go-to lawyers to advise you on the legal issues and provide you with real-world business solutions.
Our attorneys have decades of experience with the business and technical aspects of emerging technologies and analyzing the legal issues in protecting your intellectual property. We’ve helped entrepreneurs build their online presence from the ground up and advised growing companies on protecting their intellectual property assets. We’ve fought to retrieve domain names and to stop imposters from taking advantage of our client’s brand online.
The variety and creativity of our services in this practice area mirror the variety and creativity of our clients’ businesses, including:
Getting Online and Mobile
- Negotiating website and mobile app development, and hosting agreements
- Drafting privacy policies, terms and conditions, terms of use and DMCA compliance
- Minimizing risks of potential liability from infringing or defamatory materials that may appear on client websites
Protecting Intellectual Property
- Domain name, copyright, trademark and trade secret counseling, prosecution, enforcement and defense
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act take-downs for copyright infringement
- Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) domain name disputes before the World Intellectual Property Organization
- Litigating privacy and publicity rights, and defamation and libel claims
Leveraging Your Assets
- Trademark licensing
- Content hosting and licensing
- Sponsorship and advertising
- Data and technology licensing
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Publications
- Recipeasly promised to ‘fix’ online recipes. After critics called it theft, the site shut down.
The Washington Post, March 2, 2021 - Are We Partners?
January 12, 2021 - Why You Should Consider Opting for Arbitration During the Coronavirus Pandemic
American Bar Association - Practice Points, November 30, 2020 - CARES Act: Payroll Tax Benefits
April 1, 2020 - How Employers Can Obtain Timely Payment: Tax Credits Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 26, 2020 - Understanding the Available Tax Credits Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 23, 2020 - Is Your Business Website ADA Compliant?
December 18, 2017 - Social Media Accounts in Bankruptcy: Business or Personal?
JD Supra Perspectives, April 28, 2015 - Privacy Policies for Mobile Apps: One Size Does Not Fit All
BKK Business Law Newsletter, January 15, 2015 - Common Myths about Copyrights and the Internet
BKK Business Law Newsletter, November 12, 2014 - Redskins Trademark Cancelled – Q&A with Bean, Kinney & Korman
June 19, 2014 - Common Copyright Mistakes Small Businesses Make
BKK Business Law Newsletter, January 1, 2014 - Social Media in the Construction Industry
BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, December 1, 2010 - Damages Under the Virginia Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act: Blue Line vs. Redmon Group
The Journal of Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Volume 21, Number 3, June 1, 2009
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Blogs
- Top 5 Reasons Your Business Needs a Robust AI Policy Now
Business Insights, Monday May 27, 2024 - Embracing the Future: The Role of Data Centers in Virginia’s Economic and Technological Landscape
Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law, Wednesday May 1, 2024 - Generative AI and Intellectual Property: Navigating the Trademark Terrain
Business Insights, Monday January 22, 2024 - Generative AI and Copyright Law: The Future Awaits Deciphering
Business Insights, Tuesday December 19, 2023 - Explaining NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and How the Department of Justice is Cracking Down on NFT Fraud
Business Insights, Tuesday April 12, 2022 - Internet Defamation Guide – 10 Questions to Spot or Avoid Online Defamation
Business Insights, Thursday August 2, 2018 - Freedom of Speech or Freedom from Defamation? – 5 Takeaways from Yelp’s Recent Court Victory
Business Insights, Wednesday July 18, 2018 - How Tax Reform May Impact You
Business Insights, Tuesday January 2, 2018
News
- Christopher L. Young, Emad Maghsoudi, and Nicholas J. Gehrig Join Bean, Kinney & Korman
Thursday May 9, 2024 - Kandis M. Koustenis and Dusko J. Stojkov Join Bean, Kinney & Korman
Thursday June 18, 2020 - Joe Meadows quoted within article: Businesses should avoid court battles over online reviews
The Colorado Springs Business Journal, Friday April 5, 2019 - Redskins Trademark Cancelled – Q&A with Bean, Kinney & Korman
Thursday June 19, 2014 - Raighne Delaney was quoted in “Yelp critics must be identified, court rules in online landscape altering decision.”
The Washington Times, Thursday January 9, 2014 - Bean, Kinney & Korman Assists Blue Line Media in Winning $1.1 Million Verdict Against Redmon Group
Wednesday December 17, 2008 - Blue Line Media Wins $1.1M in Verdict
Washington Business Journal, Sunday November 23, 2008
Events
- Internet Defamation: Defend Against Defamers and Cyber-attackers
Bean, Kinney & Korman :: 2300 Wilson Blvd. :: 1st Floor Conference Room :: Arlington, VA 22201, Thursday, October 25, 2018 - “Five Common Advertising Mistakes that Could Break the Law”
4600 Fairfax Drive, Suite 804, Arlington, Virginia, Thursday, October 31, 2013 - Employees vs. Independent Contractors vs. Interns: Worker Designations and Why It Matters
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - “Five Ways to Protect Your Business’s Online Reputation” Presentation
Tuesday, July 23, 2013