Author Archives: Eric Misterovich

Revision Legal’s intellectual property lawyers are located in Southwestern Michigan and are Chicago trademark attorneys that give businesses the advice they need at the price they want. Our experienced intellectual property lawyers have registered hundreds of trademarks and protected the intellectual property rights of businesses across the United States, including Chicago-based businesses. While a majority […]

Trademarking holograms can be very problematic. To date, our research has shown that, so far, the USPTO has refused to register trademarks for any holograms. Holograms, of course, are among what are commonly called nontraditional trademarks. Such include color, sound, taste, scent, three-dimensional shapes, and moving image marks. Registering a nontraditional mark is more difficult […]

With 2017 almost here, I have noticed people posting reminders to update the copyright notices on website footers. And while this is not “wrong,” it shows a common misconception of what copyright law is, what it does, and how it works. So, I thought this would be a good time to review copyright law in […]

With over 300 million members who share more than 70 million photos and videos each day, Instagram has become a popular global community where individuals and brands can share photos and videos.  In the spring of 2014, more than 3 million users interacted with more than 2,500 brand posts, which generated a per-follower engagement rate […]

Introduction to False Light Invasion of Privacy False light Invasion of Privacy is when someone has falsely attributed to you some statement, opinion, or belief which is highly offensive. The elements for false light are: a statement; published by one party about another; that places a person in a false light; which is highly offensive […]

The State of Illinois has enacted the “Personal Information Protection Act,” 815 ILCS §§ 530/1 – 530/25. The Act includes important provisions about how to respond to a data breach. The law also details who are subject to Illinois’ law, and the proper method of notification. Am I Subject to the Illinois Data Breach Law? Are […]

Michigan data breach law requires a response to a data breach involving a Michigan resident. Specifically, MCL 445.72 contains important provisions to determine whether you are subject to Michigan law, and if so, the proper response. Am I Subject To The Michigan Data Breach Law? Do you own or license data included in a database? […]

The newest example of revenge porn allegedly comes from a Sprint store located at 6601 N. Davis Highway, Pensacola, Florida. It is alleged that a Sprint employee, while serving a customer, downloaded sexually explicit content from her phone and posted it to multiple pornographic websites. It is our understanding this event is currently being investigated. […]

Today, it is easier than ever to connect with individuals and brands worldwide within seconds. Social media forums, like Twitter, not only make it easy to connect with other users, but they also make it faster and easier to advertise your brand. With 236 million monthly active users in 2015, Twitter, one of the most […]

It is a common question: How to Claim your Trademark as a Facebook Username? As of June of 2015, Facebook, the largest online social network, had a total number of 54,200,000 Facebook pages and 81,000,000 fake Facebook profiles. With Facebook being the largest online social networking site, brands are using numerous creative techniques on this platform […]