Intellectual Property
Mar. 8, 2014
Joint inventorship in patents can present problems
The inventorship rule is relatively clear when an invention was conceived by a solo inventor, but can become complex when more than one person is considered an inventor. By Jane N. Kim
Once an invention has been developed and a corresponding patent application is written, determining an inventorship list for the application might just seem like a formality to get the application filed. Particularly in cases where the application is owned or applied for by a company instead of the inventors, the inventorship may appear especially unimportant. However, an incorrect list of inventors could have a major effect on the ownership or val...
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