You are reengineering how food gets grown, processed, and delivered, whether that means precision farming software, cell-cultured meat, novel ingredients, or new crop varieties. Our attorneys trained as software engineers, so we read your technical claims and lab data the way your team does. We help agtech and food innovation companies protect what they build and bring it to market without regulatory surprises.
Protecting Agtech and Food IP
Your edge lives in patents, plant variety protection, and trade secrets, and each demands a different play. We build patent strategies for sensors, biologics, and ag software, secure protection for new plant varieties and genetics, and lock down cultivation methods and analytics as trade secrets. When your data is the asset, we make sure ownership and licensing terms keep it yours, and we coordinate filings across the markets where you plan to sell.
FDA, USDA, and Beyond
Food and ag tech answer to overlapping agencies, and getting the pathway wrong costs months. We map your product to the right FDA or USDA framework, guide novel food and ingredient approvals, work through biotechnology rules, and handle organic certification questions. If you are launching abroad, we chart the regulatory route market by market so your timeline reflects real approval steps rather than optimistic guesses.
Alternative Proteins and Cellular Ag
Plant-based and cultivated products raise legal questions the rules were not written for. We counsel on alternative protein development, cellular agriculture compliance, and food safety obligations, and we get your labeling and ingredient claims right before they reach a shelf or a regulator. Because we understand the underlying science, our advice tracks how your product actually works, not a generic template applied to a category we barely know.
Partnerships and Supply Deals
Scaling food innovation usually means deals with growers, processors, distributors, and co-development partners. We structure those agreements so IP ownership, data rights, supply commitments, and exclusivity are clear from the start. Whether you are licensing a trait, joining a pilot, or building a long-term manufacturing relationship, we draft terms that protect your position and still let the partnership move at the pace your business needs.