Category: Revision Legal

In recent years, a new form of crime has been emerging, leaving both law enforcement and the judicial system as a whole at a loss for how to approach it and what they can do to prevent it. Domain name theft, otherwise known as domain name hijacking, is the “wrongful taking of control of a […]

  Revision Legal has a long history of successfully handling liquor license cases for Traverse City’s most popular restaurants and bars. Our attorneys can help you navigate the Michigan Liquor Control Commission application process, draft an initial licensing document to submit with your request for permits or licenses, guide you through any investigations they may […]

Identity theft and fraud are major possibilities if you are not protecting your registrar details adequately. When you register a domain name you are required to provide a collection of personal information, including your name, physical and email addresses, phone number, and administrative and technical contacts. Often a majority, if not all, of the information […]

In the Internet Age, opening a browser and punching in the name of a website has become a routine process. If the technology does what it’s supposed to, you will arrive at your cyber destination within seconds. Have you ever stopped to consider what all the letters and dots in the website’s address mean? Most […]

Is Shinola “Made in USA,” or do they fall outside the FTC’s scope? Shinola has publicly claimed that despite risking possible contradiction of Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) regulations, they will continue to use “Built in Detroit” as their tagline on watches. The FTC requires that when a product claims that it is “Made in USA” or […]

The gaming industry is projected to make $91.5 billion in revenue in 2015. This massive industry has become a spotlight for legal battles ever since the first mainstream Nintendo console, Atari, was released in 1985. Game developing is not like many other industries that only need to worry about one aspect of intellectual property law. […]

As the app market speeds up, developers are rushing from app conception to coding to cross-platform publication. At the same time, developers are trying to navigate this new marketplace without losing any rights to their creative work. The Apple App Store presents a specific set of guidelines for developers to abide by while creating their […]

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) makes it illegal to register, use, or traffic in a domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to a distinctive mark, or that is identical or confusingly similar to, or dilutive of, a famous mark, with a “bad faith intent to profit” from the mark. As emphasized above, […]

The Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC) recently voted to adopt a new set of rules that allows for Regulation Crowdfunding (officially, “debt and equity crowdfunding”). Regulation Crowdfunding is a term used to define a middle ground between crowdfunding platforms (like Kickstarter) and public offerings (like IPO’s). While the former sees little regulation, and the latter […]

Will.i.am, otherwise known as William Adams (‘applicant’), was seeking the trademark ‘I AM’ for a collection of cosmetics, beauty and skin care products, and other hygiene related products, among other items. In three decisions released October 7, 2015, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board affirmed a lower decision and refused to register trademarks for celebrity […]