Author Archives: John DiGiacomo

Hey everyone, my name is John Di Giacomo, and I am a partner at Revision Legal. At Revision Legal we handle Amazon related cases including disputes with Amazon through arbitration proceedings. We’ve been getting a lot of contacts lately that have asked us what can I do when my Amazon account is suspended. There’s a […]

What SaaS & Ecommerce Companies Need to Know About Payment Facilitator Regulations Key regulations control the operation of any payment facilitator (payfac). Since e-commerce and software-as-a-service (SaaS) firms often contract with payfacs, it is important that they understand how these organizations are allowed to legally operate – the nuts and bolts of payment processing compliance […]

SIM swap scams are nothing new, and are back in the news with high profile SIM swap attacks on Twitter’s CEO. Telecommunications providers such as Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint have been aware for over ten years that unauthorized third parties regularly attempt to obtain access to customer subscriber accounts to gain control over a […]

It’s no secret that consumers today are more concerned than they’ve ever been about their privacy online, especially when they use social media. In response, consumer privacy laws have been popping up throughout the United States and Europe. Consumer privacy laws began ramping up in May 2018 with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, […]

Data breach litigation is an emerging area of the law, and courts are regularly struggling with how to award damages in data breach cases because the harm caused by a data breach does not always fit neatly into traditional theories of damages. In this article, we look at the three major theories of damages applied […]

What is Internet law? Internet law refers to the legislation and legal principles that are in place regarding the use of the Internet in all forms. Unlike other law fields, Internet law cannot be identified as a specific, stable, and solid field of practice. It instead applies principles and incorporates rules from a number of […]

We represent a number of clients who either sell their products on Amazon or who have dealt with or are currently dealing with Amazon counterfeiting issues. Our clients often ask us, “Can I sue Amazon or am I stuck in an arbitration clause?” Like many legal questions, the answer often depends on the facts. This […]

Is PayPal holding funds in your account? They can if you are sued for trademark infringement. If you are an online retailer, here is what you need to know about trademark infringement on ecommerce platforms, and things you should be aware of if you are required to defend yourself from trademark infringement allegations. A Mixing […]

In April 2019, Amazon unveiled its Patent Neutral Evaluation Procedure, designed to enlist private attorneys in resolving disputes through an arbitration procedure between utility patent owners and sellers on the Amazon Marketplace. Given that the Amazon Marketplace is the largest online retailer in the United States, capturing nearly 68% of all online sales, it is […]

Consider the following scenario: You’re a successful business owner, and you have a customer base that’s expanding daily. Recently, you decided it’s time to start a website to continue growing your business, but when you try to register your trademark as your domain name, you find out someone else already owns it. Without warning, you […]