Patently-O
AUGUST 26, 2022
The basis for the argument was that the application that led to the patent-in-suit had been filed while Afana had been married (to Kassam) and, by operation of Texas’ community property law, Kassam had an ownership interest in the issued patent that had not been assigned to Mobile Equity and had not been joined as a co-plaintiff.
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Sgromo owned two patents that he transferred to Scott’s company Eureka Inventions. On appeal now, the Federal Circuit has refused to hear the case — finding that a patent ownership dispute does not “arise under” the patent laws. 251 (2013) (patent attorney malpractice does not arise under the patent laws).
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The IPKat
JANUARY 27, 2023
Background In early 2013, Mr. Jing was hired into a Laboratory at the University of Oxford as a research intern, and contributed to the development of a microscope (the Nanoimager). In Oct 2013, Mr. Jing commenced his DPhil studies (PhD equivalent), signing a contract which included the University’s IP Provisions.
Patently-O
JANUARY 19, 2024
Ownership Rights : Roku argued Universal lacked ownership rights to assert the ‘196 patent because when Universal filed its ITC complaint, it had recently filed a petition to correct inventorship to add a Universal employee. On appeal, the Federal Circuit has affirmed, rejecting each of Roku’s three primary arguments.
Kashishipr
JUNE 3, 2021
As a result, GILTI has the biggest impact on industries with low tangible property ownership when compared to revenues, such as the technology sector and the pharmaceutical industry, where companies rely heavily on IP in manufacturing and selling their products or delivering their services. The European Union. The United Kingdom.
Patently-O
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Patents filed before March 2013 are examined using the pre-AIA rules of patentability, including 35 U.S.C. 102(f): A person shall be entitled to a patent unless — (f) he did not himself invent the subject matter sought to be patented. The figure above compares the Falzoni design with that found in Plastipak invention (Fig 2).
Larson & Larson
JANUARY 10, 2021
Historically, the first person to invent something had the patent rights to the invention, regardless of when they filed their patent application. However, with the America Invents Act which went into effect in 2013, the United States’ patent system has switched to a “first-to-file” system. Enablement.
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