LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Patent Rights: Assignors Transferring Rights and Infringing on Assigned Patents. v Hologic case, t he US Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) ruled that assignor estoppel is limited and may allow a previous assignor, under specific circumstances, to challenge the validity of patents they have subsequently reassigned.

Patent 52

Patent Inventor Intellectual Property Patent Prosecution 52

Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Open-source software development isn’t a new kid on the block, but its importance has skyrocketed with the emergence of game-changing technologies like blockchain and AI. Usually, this is an irrevocable license or assignment of copyright and patent rights to the project managers.

Licensing 52

Licensing Derivative Work Intellectual Property Moral Rights 52

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Panel Dependency Reinforces Bad Behaviors As discussed last October, the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s (PTAB) lack of consistency in addressing attorney misbehavior is a growing problem. As a result, the “it doesn’t hurt to try” philosophy is becoming the de facto rule on many aspects of PTAB procedure.

Ownership 52

Ownership Business Law Patent 52

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Open-source software development isn’t a new kid on the block, but its importance has skyrocketed with the emergence of game-changing technologies like blockchain and AI. Usually, this is an irrevocable license or assignment of copyright and patent rights to the project managers.

Licensing 40

Licensing Derivative Work Intellectual Property Moral Rights 40

SpicyIP

JUNE 28, 2023

Image by photoroyalty on Freepik We are extremely pleased to bring to our readers a guest post by Prashant Reddy T. Prashant Reddy T. Most of these policies leave considerable discretion to the individual institutions to decide the terms of licensing/assigning the IP in inventions to the public sector.

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Government Invention Contracts Intellectual Property 98