• Ira J. Hammer advises small and medium-sized businesses with regard to intellectual property, contract, corporate and commercial law based on his more than forty years of experience.

    Ira started his practice as a commercial litigator and after working on a significant intellectual property case, took the patent bar and was admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. For the next fifteen years, his practice focused on litigation of intellectual property, contract, corporate and commercial matters, as well as the prosecution of trademark, copyright and patent applications and counseling clients on various intellectual property and corporate matters. Over time, the emphasis of his practice changed from litigation to the protection and licensing of intellectual property, advising clients on a wide range of corporate issues and the negotiation of commercial contracts, including the prosecution, counseling and licensing involving intellectual property and technology. He advises clients across a broad range of industries including businesses from retailers.  


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    • AV® rated, the highest rating conferred by Martindale-Hubbell® for legal ability and professional ethics, based upon a peer review of the Bar and the Judiciary*
    • Selected to Morris County's Top Lawyers list (2019-2024)
    • Rutgers Journal of Computers, Technology and the Law, Managing Editor (1979-1980)

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    • Advisory Board, Jewish Law Symposium 
    • Trustee, Executive Committee Member, and Pro Bono Counsel, Hebrew Academy of Morris County
    • Director and Executive Committee Member, Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael
    • Former Member, Advisory Council, Software Association of New Jersey, a division of the New Jersey Technology Council (1995-2001)
    • Member, American Bar Association
    • Represented a brokerage firm in the substantial upgrading of its software systems including acquisition of back office and website software
    • Represented trading platform in the licensing of additional technology to offer through the platform
    • Represented hospital in multi-million dollar technology acquisition and systems outsourcing
    • Represented client in the rebranding of client including strategy regarding trademark registration and usage
    • Counseled client regarding the formulation of a new roofing product to avoid potential patent infringement claims by a competitor
    • Assisted major bank with resolution of multi-million dollar vendor contractual claims arising out of the destruction of a bank facility near the World Trade Center

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Practices

Industry Focus

  • Software Industry
  • Financial Industry
  • Health Care
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Closely Held Businesses
  • Trade and Non-Profit Associations