Category: Corporate

Trade secrets are a form of intellectual property that business owners should not underestimate. Lansing trade secret attorneys Revision Legal have experience protecting business information and former employees from trade secret issues. Michigan Trade Secret Law Unlike trademarks, copyrights, or patents, trade secrets are primarily protected by state law. Michigan has adopted the Michigan Uniform […]

An undervalued asset lies in the information your business holds: trade secrets. Michigan trade secrets, and properly protecting those secrets, can add substantial value and protection to your business. Michigan Uniform Trade Secrets Act Similar to many other states, Michigan has adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (MUTSA), MCL 445.1901 et seq. This act is intended […]

On October 23, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued proposed regulations (“proposed rules”) to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding as contemplated by Title III of the JOBS Act (“JOBS Act”). In sum, the purpose of the JOBS Act is to make it easier for startups and small businesses to […]

Beginning next week, the Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”) will implement new restrictions on telemarketing calls and text messages to strengthen consumer protection. Specifically the change to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) will require businesses to obtain “prior express written consent” before placing prerecorded calls to residential lines and cell phones. Additionally, the amendment also […]

When you are faced with Internet defamation or online libel, it is important to know the elements of defamation so that you can collect the evidence needed to prove your case. In most states, the elements of defamation are the following: A false statement of fact; Publication of the statement to a third party; That […]

Clients often ask us, “How do you get out of a non-compete agreement?” Since non-compete agreement law is fact-based and dependent on state law, this is a very difficult question to answer in a general manner. With that said, there are a few common doctrines embedded in state non-compete law that help shed light on […]

Employers often require their employees to sign noncompete agreements. Many times employees sign these agreements believing they have no other choice, then regret signing when attempting to obtain new employment. If you are attempting to leave your current employer and have signed a noncompete agreement, you must be aware of whether that agreement is enforceable. […]

Revision Legal’s trade secrets attorneys are experts in trade secret law. Our attorneys have both prosecuted and defended against trade secret claims under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which has been adopted and modified by 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. A trade secret is “information, including a […]

Revision Legal’s attorneys are Internet slander attorneys and experts in the removal and prosecution of Internet slander. Slander is the non-written publication of false and defamatory statements and is commonly confused with libel, which is the publication of written false and defamatory statements. Consequently, Internet slander is, in fact, Internet libel because the Internet is […]

A trade secrets attorney understands that a trade secret is defined as information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that: (i) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value […]