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Ropes & Gray LLP

Best Practices for Diligencing Chain-of-Title for Post-AIA Patent Applications with Assignee-Applicants

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Patent diligence in the context of M&A and other types of commercial transactions typically involves confirmation of a patent’s chain-of-title ownership, from initial inventors through to the current assignee-owner. The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Necessity Is the Mother of Invention – But New York Law Says Employers Better Not Take the Credit

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On September 15, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law that made dramatic changes to the enforceability of invention assignment provisions in employment agreements and likely in related agreements including offer...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Five Key Questions for Academic Medical Centers About Patent Ownership and Enforcement

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On this week’s episode, George Summerfield and Kelly Plummer explore five key questions academic medical centers often face with respect to patent ownership and enforcement. Their discussion covers a number of issues,...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Are You Sure You Own That Patent?

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Hint: The standard employment agreement you have been using that includes an assignment of IP provision might not be sufficient. - In the United States, employers don’t own an employee’s or consultant’s inventions unless...more

Burr & Forman

Proper Inventorship Still Matters, Even With a Proper Assignment

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In a few recent cases, we see that failing to properly name inventors in a patent application can lead to unnecessary troubles for a company. This is true whether the assignment document is an employment agreement or an...more

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