Why does patent ownership matter? A patent is a government-granted property right that can be used to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention for a specified time (how long depends ...

In the wake of Lone Star, parties transacting for patent rights ought to consider whether the controlling agreement might constitute a license, even if it purports to be an assignment agreement. In ...

Within the last year, there have been several cases impacting assignment rights that practitioners need to be aware of. In light of these cases, parties to a patent transaction should carefully ...

Old Republic’s IPR petition was effectively unopposed due to a defect in the chain of assignment, which led the PTAB to hold all claims unpatentable without considering arguments or evidence submitted ...

“Because the focus remains on ensuring fairness and consistency, when patent ownership is derived from an assignment from the inventor, inventors and companies alike should not consider patent ...

Company completes acquisition of the patent-pending technology behind PlayPal, begins the OTC Markets change-of-control ...

Assignments are the mechanism to transfer title of a patent, just like deeds are used to transfer real estate. Assignments are recorded at the USPTO and are available to the public. On the USPTO ...

A patent is a form of intangible property. If you are a small business owner who lacks the financial resources to exploit the economic potential of your invention, you may attempt to turn your ...

Law360 (August 4, 2021, 4:01 PM EDT) -- For many decades, the terms and content of patent assignments have been relatively uncontroversial. However, the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling in Minerva ...

This piece was co-written by Boston area intellectual property lawyer Thomas McNulty. Patents and patent applications are frequently assigned from one entity to another, for example between inventors ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Businesses, of course, have a strong interest in owning intellectual property created by their employees. Intellectual property — patents ...

A recent patent assignment dispute in Taiwan addressed important issues. The dispute stems from a patent owner assigning his patent to two entities consecutively, but only the second assignment was ...