Author Archives: John DiGiacomo

Incontestable trademarks are like super-trademarks: they are even more protected than your run-of-the-mill marks. Incontestable marks are marks that have been listed on the Federal Register and have been in use for more than five years. Once this magical five-year window has passed, the mark automatically adopts one very important and powerful protection: it is […]

Every user has come across a few End User License Agreements (EULAs) in their online life: that form that most people click “Accept” on without ever reading the first word. A controlled marketplace, like the Apple App Store, already has a general EULA in place that the consumers have agreed to. But what if your […]

California law takes the privacy of its residents seriously. Privacy is an inalienable right guaranteed to California residents by the California Constitution. It was the first state to enact laws protecting the rights of Californians to be notified of data security breaches. When it comes to data breaches in California, state agencies and businesses have a duty […]

With growth in digital data has come a growth in data breaches. The need for greater protection means you need a data breach attorney. Data breaches aren’t restricted to hackers gaining access to your electronic data. It can also apply to people gaining access to printed materials. Negligence may be to blame. Perhaps an employee […]

Revision Legal partner, John DiGiacomo, presented at the Business Owners Speaker Series in Traverse City. He focused on how to minimize the risks of online marketing and social media for businesses. According to John, the biggest mistake companies make is not acquiring social media channels prior to launch. The second biggest mistake is not acquiring or […]

Recent reports have indicated that the new chipped credit cards, i.e., credit and debit payment cards equipped with EMV technology, are not as secure as initially hoped, and show that fraud involving payment cards is still on the rise despite the full deployment of the new, more secure technology. The new chipped credit cards were […]

Cyber attacks involve the unauthorized access of private or confidential information contained on computer systems or networks, but the techniques and methods used by the attacker further distinguish whether the attack is an active cyber attack, a passive type attack, or some combination of the two. According to Symantec, both active and passive cyber attack types […]

In cyber security, an undetected attack by which someone gains unauthorized access to a network or system for an extended period of time is referred to as an advanced persistent threat. It is a form of security data breach whereby the attacker has gained access to the system and is able to come and go […]

In the United States we pride ourselves on being world leaders, but not when it comes to the number of data security breaches that we fall victim to. According to a report published by The Hill, the United States outpaced the rest of the world concerning the number of data security breaches that took place […]

Registering a trademark may seem like a daunting task, but it isn’t. However, the confusion usually arises when you are trying to determine “first use”. The first time you used your trademark could, but is probably not, the correct date to use as the “first use in commerce” date in the trademark application. That is […]