Category: Corporate

It is a common business practice for employers to require their employees to sign a non-compete agreement as part of the terms of their employment. Use of non-compete agreements are a particularly popular practice in situations where the employee will have access to sensitive or confidential business information as part of their routine job duties. […]

In certain advertising disputes, it may be possible and considerably more affordable to argue the advertising dispute before the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, rather than taking the matter to court or to some other government entity. The NAD is a branch of the self-regulating Advertising Self-Regulatory Council (ASRC) […]

Many, if not all, businesses need to utilize software in order to function. The software might take the form of an inventory ordering system, a payment processing system, or a smartphone app for the company. Software is everywhere and it is rapidly moving to cloud based platforms, but rarely is a company capable of developing […]

One technique that companies often use to advertise their product or service is by drawing comparisons against their competitor’s product or service. This advertising technique is known as comparative advertising. Comparative advertising specifically identifies the competitor by name and highlights discrepancies in the quality of the competitor’s product or service compared to its own product […]

Revenge porn is the posting of explicit photos or videos of another person without his or her permission, commonly by exes or a significant other. These videos or photos may have been consensual at the time they were taken, but once they are posted without one party’s permission, liability can ensue. Is Revenge Porn a […]

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 […]

Revision Legal’s intellectual property lawyers are located in Southwestern Michigan and are Chicago trademark attorneys that give businesses the advice they need at the price they want. Our experienced intellectual property lawyers have registered hundreds of trademarks and protected the intellectual property rights of businesses across the United States, including Chicago-based businesses. While a majority […]

Trades secrets are important to a company’s bottom line and they are at the core of any company’s long-term success. Consider, for example, the famous Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe, which allegedly includes 11 herbs and spices. Kentucky Fried Chicken has kept its renowned recipe a secret for decades, which many consider to be the key […]

How will AirBnB’s terms of service change affect users? Let’s be honest: very few people actually read the terms of service. Even the select few that try to be diligent and read them probably don’t understand 90% of the language used. This makes it nearly impossible to understand what the user is actually agreeing to. AirBnB […]

Montana Data Breach Notification Law has been updated to expand the definition of “personal information” and also require notice to the state attorney general’s consumer protection office. A data breach is generally a security incident in which sensitive, protected, or confidential data is copied, transmitted, stolen, viewed, or used by an individual unauthorized to do […]