Intellectual Property and Internet Law

Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye has skilled practitioners ready to handle our clients’ copyright, trademark, and internet-related needs.  We understand that for many of our clients, their intellectual property is their greatest asset.  Our lawyers are dedicated to helping maximize the value of that asset and protect it from encroachment.  We also have considerable expertise to ensure not only that our clients’ websites comply with the rapidly expanding body of regulations in this field, but also that the content on those websites does not lead to claims of libel, invasion of privacy, copyright or trademark infringement, or theft of trade secrets. 

Our Intellectual Property and Internet Law practice includes:

• Strategizing on, registering and protecting copyrights, trademarks and internet domain names
• Litigating copyright and trademark infringement claims
• Protecting trade secrets, and litigating claims of misappropriation
• Drafting confidentiality and proprietary information agreements
• Negotiating and drafting licensing agreements
• Consulting with clients on maximizing the value of their IP assets
• Conducting intellectual property and website audits
• Handling domain name proceedings under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDDRP”)
• Drafting website privacy policies and terms of use
• Ensuring compliance under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”)
• Drafting and negotiating freelance agreements
• Counseling businesses regarding Do Not Call requirements and CAN-SPAM
• Ensuring sweepstakes compliance

We service the intellectual property needs of clients in fields ranging from the media to insurance to computer software.  Our lawyers are members of specialty associations including the Copyright Society, the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the International Trademark Association, and one is co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Computer Law subcommittee. 

For more information on Prince Lobel's Media Law or Intellectual Property and Internet Law practices, please contact Rob Bertsche at rbertsche@PrinceLobel.com or 617.456.8018 or Joe Steinfield at jsteinfield@PrinceLobel.com or 617.456.8015.

Representative Matters

• Trademark registration and protection - For clients ranging from a regional magazine to a national insurance company, Prince Lobel intellectual property lawyers regularly register and monitor our clients’ trademarks in order to protect them from infringement.
• Trade secrets - Rob Bertsche, Jeff Pyle and Amy Serino brought claims on behalf of a regional magazine that alleged that a competitor had stolen its confidential advertiser list. Though the settlement terms were confidential, the competitor issued a statement saying that its employees had engaged in misconduct of which it had been unaware.
• Software copyright infringement - Joe Steinfield defended a computer software maintenance company and its president in federal court against claims for copyright infringement and violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
• Fair use counseling - Prince Lobel media lawyers regularly advise newspapers, magazines, and broadcasters to help them publish without courting claims of copyright or trademark infringement.
• Groundbreaking website victory - Prince Lobel lawyers successfully defended against a libel plaintiff’s motion to enjoin a Maine publisher from publishing allegedly defamatory material on its website. The court also agreed with our arguments that the single publication rule should apply to internet publications – a ruling of first impression in Massachusetts.
• Internet free speech - Rob Bertsche successfully defended and won an attorneys fee award on behalf of, a woman sued for libel based on her website discussing local political affairs. The case went to the Massachusetts Appeals Court, which ruled in our client’s favor.
• Trademark infringement - Prince Lobel lawyers defended the events planning division of an international media company against trademark infringement claims brought by a Florida-based business. The case settled after they successfully defeated the opposing party’s attempts to litigate the case in Florida.
• Website and intellectual property audits - Prince Lobel lawyers engage in detailed examination of clients’ website, copyright, and trademark practices to help ensure compliance with federal law and ward off infringement claims.