Author Archives: John DiGiacomo

To register a trademark, an application for registration must be filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). When an application is filed and the filing fees paid, at that time, the USPTO assigns a unique number to the application. This is the trademark’s “serial number.” If you need legal assistance with a trademark […]

Yes, an Amazon Seller Defense Lawyer can be used to resolve an Amazon A-Z claim. But, a good legal defense must be started almost immediately because of the very short window of time for an Amazon seller to address the customer complaint. There may be as little as two or three days to respond to […]

If you have created original works of authorship and they have been stolen, you will need to hire top-rated and experienced copyright defense litigators. You will need a consultation with those copyright attorneys to determine if litigation should be filed immediately. Having copyright-protected works of authorship “stolen” can come in a variety of forms. Content […]

A trademark is something like words, phrases, logos, designs, marks, etc., that are placed on a product or used in advertising/marketing that identify your company as the commercial source of the goods or services. Trademarks are intangible property — that is, intellectual property. As property, trademarks are protected by statutory law and by Anglo-American common […]

With a proper foundation according to the Rules of Evidence, social media posts are evidence in both civil and criminal cases. The Rules harken back to old forms of communication like paper letters exchanged or mailed through the various postal services. What a person might have written to a co-conspirator on paper is no different […]

Copyright law firms engage in the practice of and provide legal services related to copyright law. Copyright law is mostly based on federal law; that is the federal Copyright Act. But there are also some state-level copyright statutes, and there is a general body of common law copyright standards and rules established by collective reported […]

In some circumstances, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office requires that a person seeking to trademark a business name have a lawyer. The USPTO is the agency that handles the filing of trademarks. This is more accurately called the “registration” of trademarks. Mostly, the circumstances where a lawyer is required involve an owner of a […]

Basically, the kind of lawyer that would take on a cyberbullying and defamation case would be a top-rated defamation and/or negligence lawyer with experience in complex litigation cases. Revision Legal has such lawyers and we would be pleased to have you contact us for a consultation. We can be reached at 231-714-0100 or 855-473-8474. Deep […]

Basically, lawyer trademarking is hiring a trademark lawyer to obtain your trademark registration, while self-trademarking is doing it yourself. In practice, however, it is much more complicated than that, and there is a large difference between hiring a trademark law firm and self-trademarking. Note that there is no legal requirement that you hire a top-rated […]

A trademark is a mark, design, logo, word, phrase, or something similar that identifies the commercial source of a product or service. This identification is the minds of the relevant consuming public. Trademarks are a form of intellectual property, and like other forms of property, a trademark can be sold or transferred. Trademarks can also […]