Invention Inventor Litigation Ownership 
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. In 2021, HIP sued Hormel, challenging Hormel’s ownership and the inventorship of U.S.
The IPKat
DECEMBER 13, 2021
One question that has recently been in the headlines around the world, thanks to the Artificial Inventor Project, is whether or not an AI system can be regarded as an inventor. Setting aside issues of statutory interpretation, Abbott’s proposal (and hence the Thaler litigation) rests on two prongs, both deeply flawed.
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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.
IP Tech Blog
JANUARY 3, 2024
The grounds for the court’s decision was the definition of “inventor” under the Patents Act 1977 (the Act ) which requires the inventor of a patent to be a natural person. The court unanimously found that AI cannot.
SpicyIP
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Some studies have shown that juries favour independent inventors / start-ups over bigger corporate defendants (e.g. However, patent ownership controversy with the NIH is a separate story ( here and here ). However, as is evident, ownership over this technology and its component parts is extremely fuzzy. This David v.
IP Law 360
AUGUST 3, 2023
Hormel, finding that David Howard of HIP was not a joint inventor of a Hormel patent, offers patent litigation and application tips, like discussing any work performed under a joint research agreement and assigning invention ownership rights to a specific entity, say attorneys at BCLP.
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Sywula was excluded from being listed as an inventor on the patents, including US11087250 and US11087252; and that was upsetting. In patent law, inventorship is tied directly to ownership. An inventor is a presumptive owner of any resulting patent rights. An inventor is a presumptive owner of any resulting patent rights.
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