Seemingly Simple Things that Are Often Done Wrong: Patent Assignments and The German Act On Employee Inventions
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21
The vast majority of patent litigation involves a patent or a patent portfolio that has been assigned at least once during its life. Yet seemingly simple and ubiquitous patent assignment documents are blundered by even experienced counsel. Failed patent assignments present a conspicuous procedural trap for unwary patent owners and creates an opportunity for a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) “lack of standing” challenge......
By: Porter Hedges LLP