2011 Invention Inventor Litigation 
The IP Law Blog
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Can you imagine the accolades someone would receive if they contributed to an invention that improves bacon? 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. Also, Howard was not named as an inventor. The dispute arose between HIP, Inc. (“HIP”)
LexBlog IP
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
” Can you imagine the accolades someone would receive if they contributed to an invention that improves bacon? 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. Also, Howard was not named as an inventor. The court in Pannu v.
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Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Vidal offers potential for future development on the law of invention and inventorship. . In my view, it is unquestionable that AI regularly contribute to inventive concepts so substantially as to be named joint-inventors alongside their human counterparts, if it were permitted. 100(f)/(g) (2011). by Dennis Crouch.
Patently-O
APRIL 28, 2022
In particular, the original specification must show ‘possession’ of the newly claimed invention. 132(a) (“No amendment shall introduce new matter into the disclosure of the invention.”). Best mode can only be raised during prosecution and is not available as a validity defense in litigation.
Patently-O
JANUARY 20, 2023
Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? They disclose useful technical information that can give readers a “stimulus” to perfect the invention and figure out how to make it work. Gernsback was also an inventor and serious scientific thinker in his own right. The answer is usually no, and for good reason.
IP.com
JANUARY 29, 2024
With a steady increase in patent submission rate and added strain on the patent review and approval system, the USPTO has announced plans to launch a new pre-application review program called the “Pre-Prosecution Pilot” as part of its continuing commitment to expand access to the innovation ecosystem and support under resourced inventors.
The IPKat
DECEMBER 7, 2021
The worst of these patent trolls pick up low-quality patents and take advantage of asymmetries in the economics of litigation to make quick cash. If a patent isn't granted after the first application, inventors can just keep filing continuations and motions for reconsideration. Start with the sheer volume of patent applications.
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