David A. W. Wong is a partner with Barnes & Thornburg LLP where he is a member of the Intellectual Property Department and Chairman of the Internet and Technology Law Group. Mr. Wong’s practice focuses on Internet law, technology, media, intellectual property counseling, risk management, prosecution, policing and enforcement. He regularly advises clients on commercial and intellectual property matters, such as trademark, copyright, defamation, trade dress, advertising, right of publicity, trade secret and unfair competition issues.
Mr. Wong advises a range of clients from start-ups to multinational corporations, including Internet businesses and online service providers, software developers, computer hardware and device manufacturers, higher education institutions, toy manufacturers, media and publishing companies, automotive companies, clothing retailers and financial institutions.
Mr. Wong has represented clients such as Automattic, Inc.; WordPress Foundation; Bitly, Inc.; Digg, Inc.; Etsy, Inc.; Tumblr, Inc.; OpenTable, Inc.; Fourquare Labs, Inc.; Revision3 Corporation; and TokBox, Inc. in Internet-related matters. He has expertise in matters relating to international Internet brand protection and licensing; UDRP, ACPA, and foreign domain name proceedings; domain name acquisition and protection; DMCA and copyright enforcement; online service agreements and terms of service; online privacy, security, defamation, technology and content licensing matters; online marketing and advertising issues; and addressing Internet fraud, diversion, phishing, hackingand online theft.
