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What constitues/definition of an inventor. Does it simply boil down to claims in a patent?
I have had a business partner for twenty years. We came together in my Business that he
used as the birth of the IP in question. Listing himself on publications
founder/owner with the exclusion of not ...
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How does a (possible) dispute over inventors affect a patent?
The situation: After I left a particular company, they applied for a patent
on something I had worked on, and contacted me to sign the application.
Although I consider myself to be the primary and ...
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What happens if I refuse to hand over full patent ownership rights to my former company?
I wrote many patent applications while at my former company. After I left the company, I refused to sign any more documents handing over full patent rights because the company owed me money. They ...
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Can forum/wiki postings invalidate a patent that was granted at a later date?
I have lots of ideas and, not expecting them to be unique or profitable (or knowing how to profit from them), I discuss them online, expecting the information to be helpful to others or expecting ...
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Does a public discussion related to a patent invalidate the patent
If I discuss or seek advice from others on portions of a patent on public sites such as SO, does that invalidate the patent?
For example, lets say I have an idea in mind of a software patent which ...
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How to torpedo a bad patent my former large employer is filing?
I worked for a large software company recently and quit to go work a much better place. I thought I had a clean break, but apparently the company is filing to patent work I did there.
The specific ...
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What should I do if my name is missing from a patent?
While working for a company, I contributed inventions that eventually became issued patents. While all other members of the team I worked on are named on those patents, my name is missing.
What ...
