Author Archives: John DiGiacomo

With great success often comes greater exposure to risk. As a relatively new, fully-online entity with over 800 million worldwide users, TikTok has become a more recent target of cybersquatting schemes. As cybersquatting becomes an increasingly prevalent form of fraudulent online activity, these cases serve as a warning to businesses and consumers about current cybersquatting […]

Ownership rights v. use rights and how to make your account right for you Over the past few years, internet users have grown more and more concerned about their privacy rights on the internet. This past March, tech conglomerate Google was slammed with massive lawsuit alleging use of data collection practices on users who browse […]

To obtain a patent, an inventor must file an application with the US Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”). The most important part of the application — and often the most difficult part to draft — is setting out in words what the invention is. This is called the “patent claim.” In essence, the patent claims […]

Trademarks — often commonly called “brands” — are words, phrases, marks, logos or designs that identify to consumers a unique commercial source for various goods or services. A successful trademark creates “brand loyalty” and allows a business to “signal” to consumers various positive qualities like excellence, quality, luxury, craftsmanship, and the like. Trademarks have been […]

For obvious reasons, it is crucial to the success of your online retail business to avoid having your Amazon seller account suspended. Even a temporary suspension can be financially devastating. Aside from the loss of pending and future sales listings, if your seller account is suspended, Amazon will freeze your account and refuse to release […]

Trademarks are words, phrases, marks, logos or designs that are placed on packaging and goods that identify a unique commercial source for the goods and/or services being sold. The identification is in the minds of the consuming public. To be effective, a trademark must be distinctive. Distinctiveness may be considered as a continuum, ranging from […]

The following data breach examples show that whether you are a small startup or a big company with a long and storied history, a data breach can be a legal and financial nightmare. There were over 2290 cyberattacks and data breaches in 2020 alone, with the number and severity of data breaches rising every year. […]

Fake reviews on Google and other social media platforms can be very damaging to the sales and reputation of a business. Fake Google reviews are a form of business defamation and business owners have practical options including legal options. If you have been the victim of this sort of internet defamation, you need the help […]

Patent applications are filed to protect inventions. Obtaining a patent gives the owner a 20-year right to exclusive use, production, sale and marketing of the invention. A “continuation-in-part” application (“CIP”) is a subsequent application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), which adds one or more additional subject matters which were not […]

Trademarks are valuable business assets. Trademarks help your business grow by creating customer loyalty and awareness of your products and services. Customer loyalty and awareness help a business maintain its market share. Repeat customers are an important key to success. Further, if created and nurtured properly, trademarks can help your business expand into new markets […]