When I read my first invention disclosure, an inventor’s confidential technical report describing a new invention, I believed I was conducting technical due diligence. After all, I was an engineering intern. I didn’t think I would be studying any legal doctrine. Well, it turned out I was doing both. The job was simple. Evaluate novelty. Functionality. Real-world value. Looking back now, I see that I … Continue reading IP is Everywhere: How Loyola Helped Me Capitalize on My Early Interactions with Intellectual Property

In my sophomore year of college, my friend and I discussed a business idea that eventually led me to pursue a law degree. The idea was an online marketplace where students could request help completing college-specific tasks. Other students could then fulfill these requests to make money. The tasks mostly consisted of apartment cleaning, textbook resales, and tutoring. Flash forward to today, I now spend … Continue reading From Startup to Law School: Discovering IP Law