Author Archives: Eric Misterovich

If you have ever played EA Sports’s NCAA Football, then you know one of the best things about the game is its realism.  Although the NCAA prohibits EA Sports from using the names of the players, EA Sports recreates the likenesses of the players from each school.  EA replicates each player’s height, weight, physical appearance, […]

The Michigan Venture Capital Association has released its annual research report, which concludes that Michigan’s venture capital industry invested $242 million in 2012. MVCI’s research report shows that there are currently twenty nine venture capital groups operating within the state, which invested a combined $242 million in thirty-three deals within the State of Michigan. There […]

Malibu Media, known on the Internet as a copyright troll, has again filed over twenty copyright infringement lawsuits in the Eastern District of Michigan through counsel Paul J. Nicoletti. If you have been targeted by Malibu Media for copyright infringement within the Eastern District of Michigan, contact the expert copyright lawyers at Revision Legal at […]

Recently it seems that Congress has continually chiseled away at our ability to utilize the wide array of technology that we purchase. Both the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) have created powerful statutory weapons that equip corporate technology producers with endless legal ammunition to protect their “legal […]

Have you been targeted as a John Doe defendant in a copyright infringement filed by Malibu Media in Michigan? Contact the expert copyright infringement attorneys at Revision Legal today for a free consultations. We have handled copyright infringement cases on numerous occasions in the Eastern District of Michigan and the Western District of Michigan, so, […]

Two “twisted sisters,” Sandra Russell and Nancy Hansen, operate Twisted Sisters Coffee Shop in Mission, Kansas.  They were shocked to receive a letter from a lawyer representing John French, the founding member of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister.  The letter alleged that the sisters infringed on French’s trademark because their use of “Twisted Sisters” […]

Anonymity gives Internet users courage when posting comments on message boards or articles.  If you have ever looked at the comment section on any article or at a message board, then you are sure to have seen some aggressive and often outlandish posts.  When people believe they are posting anonymously or behind a pseudonym, they […]

Last week, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Apple’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed a claim of trademark infringement brought against Apple by Black Tower Press. Black Tower alleged that Apple infringed on its use of “ibooks” because Black Tower and its predecessor had been publishing books under […]

If you are a sales representative in Michigan that gets paid by commission, then Michigan law has you covered!  Michigan’s Sales Representative Commission Act (SRCA) protects sales representatives’ rights to their commissions by giving them legal recourse if their employer does not pay.  Sales representatives qualify for protection under the SRCA if they are employed […]

When a plaintiff brings a trade secret cause of action, he or she must prove three elements: Subject matter: The existence of a trade secret The trade secret holder must prove that the alleged secret was the type of information trade secret was intended to protect, that it is not generally known, and that it […]