Author Archives: John DiGiacomo

New laws require businesses to report hacking and ransomware payments within 72 hours. Revision Legal’s internet attorneys explain compliance obligations for incident reporting.

Some copyright takedown notices are fraudulent scams. Here’s how to tell whether a copyright infringement notice you received is legitimate or a fake.

Removing harmful or defamatory content from the internet requires legal expertise. Revision Legal’s internet attorneys explain the legal tools available to remove unwanted online content.

What is an NDA? An NDA is an agreement that prevents a person from disclosing information specified in the agreement.  These are mostly found in employment contracts.  In order for employees to do the job they are paid to do, the business necessarily has to give their employees sensitive or valuable information such as customer […]

The answer will depend on the facts and circumstances, but filing a trade secret misappropriation claim is a possible method by which your business could recover a laptop taken by an employee who quit. As an aside, if the laptop is company property, then it might be considered stolen property. Under those circumstances, a call […]

Trademark rights can be lost through abandonment, improper licensing, or failure to enforce. Here’s how to protect your rights and keep your registration valid.

Businesses increasingly face legal requirements to report cyber incidents affecting operations. Revision Legal’s internet attorneys explain current and upcoming cyber incident reporting obligations.

A DMCA takedown notice is a legal request to remove infringing content from a website. Here’s how the process works, who can send one, and how to respond.

Plants can be patented under the United States Patent Act. See 35 U.S.C. §§ 161-164. Like a utility patent, a plant patent will protect the patented plant for 20 years from the date of filing the application. The patent gives the owner the right to exclude others from asexually reproducing the plant, and from using, […]

Violating consumer and data privacy laws carries significant financial penalties not covered by insurance. Revision Legal’s privacy attorneys help businesses avoid costly violations.