Intellectual Property

As many New Jersey business owners understand, there are many different types of property. Each type of property has the potential to be very profitable for businesses. Intellectual property rights protect business concepts, products and ideas and it can be as...

Like physical property, intellectual property must be protected. In order to protect intellectual property, laws have been enacted that give business owners the exclusive right to use the intellectual property they own. While these laws must be tough enough to protect...

Two gin companies -- Greenhook Ginsmiths and New Columbia Distillers' Green Hat Gin -- have pursued litigation in New Jersey for trademark rights to the phrase "Green Hat." Both companies claim to have superior rights to the trademark. Greenhook claims that it has...

New Jersey businesses have the right to make money on the things that they make and sell. However, sometimes these things are not tangible. Often, businesses property includes intellectual property and, like all other forms of property, businesses have the right to...

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...

Oftentimes businesses do not just own goods and property, but they also own intellectual property. Intellectual property rights allow businesses to protect their business concepts from other people who are looking to profit from them. Patents, in particular, protect...

Oftentimes businesses do not just own goods and property, but they also own intellectual property. Intellectual property rights allow businesses to protect their concepts from other people who are looking to profit from them. Patents, in particular, protect novel...

In this busy holiday season, many retail shops in New Jersey are looking to boost their sales and turn a profit. Many businesses do this by turning to the Internet. Using the Web, businesses can open their merchandise up to a wide variety of customers from around the...

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,...

For some businesses the main assets are ideas, designs and products. This intellectual property is so important that many state and federal laws fiercely protect business concepts. If a company uses the intellectual property of another company without permission, that...