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A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit provides guidance on a fundamental issue of patent law commonly faced by patent prosecutors and litigators alike: who can be an ...

Claiming joint-inventor status after a patent has been granted in Taiwan does not necessarily give the claimant the right to the patent. According to Article 7 of the Taiwanese Patent Law, the right ...

“A joint inventor of just one claim enjoys a presumption of ownership of the entire patent. So, an inventor of just one dependent claim can own the patent equally to the inventor of 99% of the patent.

On Monday, March 5th, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments in In Re Verhoef, a case stemming from a patent application rejected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for ...

Harvey Haynes, inventor of Trak Joints, says his new tool for ground slab joints makes installation easier, lowers the risk of random cracks, is cheaper than traditional methods and does not produce ...