Collen IP has leveraged our long-running experience in traditional intellectual property issues into these emerging legal and technological territories. Our experience and understanding in e-commerce and technical commercial issues makes us well positioned to help our clients take part in today's electronic marketplace.

Our attorneys handle a wide variety of matters that relate to the creation, use, licensing and transfer of information technologies. Key capabilities of our Information Technology and E-Commerce Group include:

• Licensing of patents, computer software, digital content, technical know-how, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and most other forms of intellectual property;

• Advertising clearance;

• Negotiation and preparation of agreements relating to software development, consultation, licensing, maintenance; hardware installation and procurement, service level agreements, technology transfer agreements, non-disclosure agreements, collaboration, manufacturing and distribution agreements, RFPs, professional services agreements, employment agreements, assignments, information provider and database vending contracts;

• Due diligence and structuring acquisitions, joint ventures, distributorships, financing arrangements and related transactions;

• Issues arising in network and website development and maintenance including: setting up online operations, structuring online transactions and business to business commercial exchanges, negotiating outsourcing arrangements, cross-linking agreements, content provider agreements, privacy policies, terms and conditions of use and “click-through” agreements;

• Privacy laws and regulations;

• Review and draft company e-mail policies;

• Establishment of trade secret programs and policies;

• Development of e-commerce, patent, trademark, domain name and copyright strategies;

• Working collaboratively with our litigation group, we have handled precedent setting cases involving domain names (in all forums), trademarks, metatags and the use of keywords in Internet banner advertising, as well as content related copyright issues.