Intellectual Property

Business litigation sometimes happens because one company is accused by another of deceiving consumers. At the heart of the issue is often an intellectual property (IP) violation. Maybe one company is operating under a very similar name as another, for example, or has...

Employees often leave a company with valuable knowledge and experience. While they are generally free to use their skills in a new job, they cannot take or misuse confidential business information that qualifies as a trade secret. When an employee improperly uses...

Grappling with the intricate nature of intellectual property (IP) litigation requires a basic knowledge of what intellectual property is and the types of conflicts that can arise from its insufficient protection and/or infringement. Intellectual property can be...

Trademarks are invaluable assets for businesses, serving as symbols of brand identity and quality. Protecting trademarks is essential to maintaining brand integrity and preventing unauthorized use. Sometimes, safeguarding one’s rights to a trademark necessitates...

When someone uses your creative work without your permission, this violates the law. These works can include images, words, logos or inventions. There are several ways to resolve these types of conflicts legally. Understanding your rights is vital to safeguard your...

For many businesses, their image and name is everything. Therefore, businesses will go a long way to protect their reputation, name and their copyrights.In a recent case, a New Jersey business was sued by world renowned Yale University for copyright infringement in...

In the age of the internet, many people in New Jersey may not see anything wrong with downloading a song online and listening to it. What these people may not understand is that the artist has intellectual property rights in that song. Under United States laws,...

In order to stay profitable, New Jersey businesses must produce a good or a service that consumers want to purchase. Without having money coming in, a business cannot stay profitable for long. Sometimes, a business can earn money from less traditional sources, like...

In a recent case, a federal judge ruled that New Jersey common law did not protect against the use of Albert Einstein's image nearly 55 years after his death. Einstein, like many other famous people and businesses, had an intellectual property right in his image,...

Every business has property. Sometimes that property is warehouses, factories, machines or products. Other times, New Jersey businesses have intellectual property. These can include copyrights, patents, trademarks or licenses. Just like physical property, it is...