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You have a name, a logo, and a brand you’ve been building since before you finished your business plan. But do you actually own it? For most startups in Summit, NJ, trademark strategy is an afterthought, something to handle once the product ships or revenue starts coming in. The risk here is...

Your business has secrets. Assets like your customer list. Your proprietary formula. Your internal pricing model. The workflow your competitors have been trying to reverse-engineer for years.

In the digital era, those assets are easier to steal than ever. A departing employee copies files to a personal drive. A...

Engineers solve problems for a living. Whether you are designing a more efficient mechanical system, developing a new circuit, or writing code that does something no one has done before, the inventions that come out of that work deserve protection. The question most engineers eventually ask is: how do I actually make...

Yes, parts of a clinical trial protocol can be protected by copyright, but the protection is limited. Copyright law does not cover the scientific ideas, methods, or procedures themselves, only the original written expression used to describe them. That distinction matters for pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, and sponsors who invest heavily in...

Patent eligibility in biotechnology has become more restrictive since Alice, as courts and the USPTO now closely examine whether biotech claims go beyond natural phenomena and biological correlations. Today, success often depends on how clearly an application shows that the invention does more than restate what occurs in nature. Careful claim framing...

Getting a patent generally involves identifying whether your invention qualifies for protection, preparing a detailed application, and working through review by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. While the process follows a defined structure, each step requires careful judgment and timing. Early decisions can affect the strength of your patent rights and...