E-Commerce:
Our E-commerce lawyers provide a broad range of services including registration, transactional, and litigation in the areas of intellectual property, Internet matters, privacy, and regulatory compliance. We have extensive experience in risk management of intellectual property assets, as well as enhancement of those assets.
Areas of experience include:
Registration of Trademarks;
Registration of Copyrights;
Protection of Trade Secrets;
Protection of Trade Dress;
Website Development Agreements;
Website Notices and Privacy Analysis;
Risk Assessment for Online Content;
Intellectual Property Licensing.
We also provide a broad range of legal services tailored to fit out clients' business and transactional challenges. Our lawyers assist in developing the optimal legal structure for businesses based on the goals of our clients and the application of our experience in tax and securities law. Whether the preferred structure is a limited company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership or general partnership, we craft the formation documents, operating and partnership agreements, shareholder agreements or Memorandum and Articles of Association to suit the unique issues presented by our clients' business plans. Working with our clients to understand and evaluate the variables and risks in their business operations, we draft and negotiate commercial agreements to properly address and alleviate the risks involved in our clients' business activities, including purchase and sales agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, employment agreements, covenants not to compete and other related agreements.
E-commerce - Reasons to Sell Online:
Money- It's here folks! E-commerce sales total in the billions of dollars every year. Not millions. Billions! The early bird earns market share. Those who are first to enter a market will most likely control it. You probably aren't the first in your field to launch an e-commerce business, or even the hundredth- the sooner the better. E-commerce is affordable. Small businesses often fear they don't have the resources to compete with the big boys. Thanks to application service providers (ASP's), small businesses can sell product on the web for as little as £60.00/ month. Learn more about shopping cart software and ecommerce hosting. Lower operating costs. Dealing with clients over the Internet reduces operating costs. A recent survey yielded estimates that £7.00 is saved every time a customer checks their order status via the web compared to calling. E-commerce is conducted worldwide. Sure, orders can be taken over the phone and by fax, but e-commerce enables a customer from Bangladesh to conduct business with a company in England. Affluent consumers shop online. Over 65% of online consumers have a household income that exceeds £52,000. Items can be added to your shopping cart 24-7. E-commerce enables your businesses to operate 24 hours a day seven days a week (as long as you have a reliable e-commerce host, that is!) E-commerce is growing and growing and growing. Thousands of homes add the Internet each day. E-commerce is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It's about solid business fundamentals and marketing strategies. With the proper mix and a lot of hard work, you can make your e-commerce dream a success.
