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Alleged Co-Inventor Not Bringing Home the Bacon This Time

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Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. Unitherm”), argued that it had rights to the patent because its president was an inventor and should be added to the patent. Also, Howard was not named as an inventor. The court in Pannu v.

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Celebrating (?) the America Invents Act: Ten Years On, Many IP Stakeholders Say it’s Time for a Second Look

IP Watchdog

I began writing for Managing IP magazine in 2007 and remember well the lead-up to the law. The discussion centered mostly on the change from a first-inventor-to-invent to a first-inventor-to-file system, which was seen as a way to harmonize the United States with the rest of the world, but which many feared would be detrimental to U.S.

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Alleged Co-Inventor Not Bringing Home the Bacon This Time

LexBlog IP

Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. HIP, formerly Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. (“Unitherm”), argued that it had rights to the patent because its president was an inventor and should be added to the patent. Iolab Corp.

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Bacon and a Heavy Burden: Significant Contribution Required To Be a Joint Inventor

LexBlog IP

to have David Howard added as an inventor to Hormel’s U.S. In 2007, Unitherm Food Systems (HIP’s predecessor) entered into a joint development agreement with Hormel to develop an oven that would be used in this two-step cooking process. Nobel Laureate Dr. Tasuku Honjo was the sole inventor originally named, and Ono Pharmaceutical Co.,

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Why the Golden Bear is Actually Going to Court: Nicklaus Company v Jack Nicklaus

IPilogue

On May 17, the reported court filings involving Nicklaus involved both IP use and NIL issues. Nicklaus incorporated GBI Nicklaus in 1984 and he remained manager when the deal was made in 2007. These contracts can be contentious if they give off the impression that those with money can exploit resource-strapped inventors.

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Fireside Chat with Deborah A. Hampton at Chemours: Career & Accolades in IP

Corsearch

I love IP and couldn’t have asked for a better career as it combines one of favourite’s, shopping. Finally, I’m proud to be an inventor – registering “Techniques for monitoring mobile telecommunications for shared accounts” [Patent Number 7,280,816 issued October 2007 ].” It is simply the best.

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Journey Through “Julys” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

Kurian’s trail of transparency, discussions about authors and copyright societies, updates on the international IP landscape, or the hustle and bustle of the domestic IP domain, including Statements of Patent (Non-)Working, the journey through Junes had its own jilts and joys. The issue has simmered on SpicyIP pages since 2007.