Category: Corporate

A material breach of contract allows the non-breaching party to terminate the agreement and sue for damages. Here’s how courts determine if a breach is material and what remedies apply.

Intellectual property (IP) rights are valuable assets and startup companies need sophisticated legal and business strategies for monetizing these IP assets. The basic IP inventory for startup companies contains: Trade Secrets Trademarks Internet Domain Names Copyrights and Patents The obvious way in which new startup companies monetize their IP is to incorporate the IP into […]

Many startup companies do not realize that their intellectual property (IP) rights are often their most valuable asset. Few startups have portfolios of real property or vast quantities of retail inventory and other physical assets. What startups usually have are ideas, and ideas are valuable if they are properly protected. The Basic Intellectual Property Inventory […]

Non-compete agreements protect businesses from losing clients and trade secrets to departing employees. Here’s why non-competes matter and how to draft enforceable restrictions.

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) […]

SaaS agreements govern software-as-a-service relationships between providers and customers. Here’s what cloud business SaaS contracts must include to protect both parties.

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 involves the non-consensual distribution of intimate images to harm a victim. Revision Legal’s internet attorneys explain the legal definition and remedies for revenge porn victims.

An EULA protects mobile app developers from liability and sets the legal terms for app use. Here’s what every mobile application end user license agreement must include.

Revision Legal’s Chicago trademark attorneys help Illinois businesses register and protect their trademarks in federal court and at the USPTO. Contact us for a consultation.