Author Archives: John DiGiacomo

Yes, fitness influencers need experienced and skilled lawyers for many legal services. Indeed, all social media influencers need social media attorneys for various types of legal services. It is important to establish a relationship with a social media and influencer attorney far in advance of needing one because of threatened or actual litigation. If you […]

Traditionally, legal scholars distinguish five types of trademarks. These are generally ranged on a spectrum from strongest to weakest. However, as discussed below, there are several other methods of distinguishing types of trademarks. And, when considering your company’s trademarking strategy, it is valuable to consider the other methods of differentiating trademark types. If you have […]

The type of lawyer that you need for slander or defamation of character is a lawyer with deep experience in defamation law. In addition, experience in legal fields adjacent to defamation law, like internet law, First Amendment law, privacy law, and even criminal law (since some types of defamation — like revenge pornography — are […]

Selling counterfeit products on Amazon is unlawful in the U.S. Counterfeiting is a violation of U.S. trademark laws. Counterfeiting is selling a product on Amazon that falsely claims or is falsely labeled as a particular brand when it is not. Many counterfeits are obvious fakes, but even if the product is of suburb quality, it […]

A “Trademark Statement of Use” is a legal document that provides sworn proof that a given trademark is being used in interstate commerce on the products or services with which the trademark is associated. More specifically, a Trademark Statement of Use is used with “intent-to-use” applications for federal trademark registration. If you have questions about […]

As an e-commerce business owner, you probably don’t spend a great deal of time thinking about wiretapping laws while operating your business. However, a recent wave of lawsuits in California have opened the door to expose online businesses to liability for recording live chat functionality with their customers. It remains to be seen whether these […]

In general, talented and experienced lawyers use three types of billing arrangements: hourly billing, flat fee, and contingency fee. These are the three “pure” billing arrangements, although some Law Firms might negotiate a “blended” fee arrangement. Hourly billing entails your attorneys tracking their time and invoicing you for legal services based on tenths or quarters […]

Trademarks are any sort of logo, word, phrase, design, mark, or another thing (such as a color) that identifies a unique manufacturer of a product or provider of a service. These identifying marks, words, logos, or designs become legally protected property once they begin being used in commerce. Trademarks are legally protected from being used […]

A trademark is a valuable business and personal asset. Like other assets, a trademark can be sold, transferred, licensed, used as collateral for money financing, etc. However, a trademark is an intangible asset, and as such, when trademarks are sold or transferred, the proper legal papers must be drafted and executed. It is NOT like […]

In the legal field, the word “tort” is a very broad term that means any cause of action for any sort of injury/damage inflicted by the actions of a person or business. The injury caused can be physical, such as an injury to a person or damage to physical property. The injury caused can also […]