The Court of appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that (a) determination as an inventor is a federal court matter and (b) with respect to future patent rights, the inventor must sign an automatic-assignment that is a "contract [that] expressly conveys rights in future … [Read more...] about Inventor Owns Patent Unless Written Assignment Expressly Conveys Future Rights
Assignment Without Substantial Rights Bars Patent Lawsuit
The Plaintiff lacked standing to bring suit and the patent infringement lawsuit was dismissed, since the patent assignment did not convey all of the substantial rights in the patents to the purported patent owner Diamond. In Diamond Coating Techs, LLC v. Federal-Mogul Corp., … [Read more...] about Assignment Without Substantial Rights Bars Patent Lawsuit
Florida Court Holds That Ex-Wife Must Be Included As A Plaintiff In Patent Infringement Lawsuit
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit, finding that the Plaintiff lacked standing to sue because he failed to join his ex-wife as a party. James R. Taylor v. Taylor Made Plastics, Inc., Case No. 8:12-CV-746-T-EAK-AEP … [Read more...] about Florida Court Holds That Ex-Wife Must Be Included As A Plaintiff In Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Protecting Your Name and Reputation In Federal Court – No Remedy Under Trademark Law
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court for Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin) ruled that “the good name that a person garners in [] altruistic feats [reported on the Internet] is not what § 43 of the Lanham Act [the Federal Trademark Act] protects: it ‘is a … [Read more...] about Protecting Your Name and Reputation In Federal Court – No Remedy Under Trademark Law
Patent Licenses and the Right to Sue – Licensor’s Option to Sue Infringer Upheld on Appeal
Patent licenses were analyzed in the recent Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research v. Cochlear Corp., No. 09-1447 (Fed. Cir. May 14, 2010)(available here). The patent licensor, Alfred E. Mann Foundation (“AMF”), brought … [Read more...] about Patent Licenses and the Right to Sue – Licensor’s Option to Sue Infringer Upheld on Appeal
