Mary,

In response to your query on a specific timeframe in which to report
misconduct, our policy requires that the allegation must be presented
within one (1) year of the data of the alleged misconduct or at the
time the initiator should have reasonably known of the alleged
misconduct.

Judith Ennis
Office of Intellectual Property
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ  07102

e mail xxxxxx@admin.njit.edu
tel. 201-596-5825