Patent Inventorship: Best Practices for Determination and Correction

Description

The question of inventorship is often difficult to answer. Scientists typically include everyone involved with an invention on the disclosure form. Patent counsel must determine which person or persons is actually an inventor and how each contributed.

Errors may be discovered and changes may need to be made after the patent application is filed. Corrections can be made while the application is still pending or after the patent has been granted, so long as the need to correct the inventors occurred without deceptive intent.

Learning to properly conduct an inventorship determination is critical for patent counsel to avoid complications that result from an incorrect or incomplete identification and determination.

Listen as our authoritative panel of patent practitioners explains determining inventorship, naming the applicant, new forms and procedures related to inventorship, duty of candor, and best mode as applied to the inventors. The panel will also review recent court treatment and provide guidance for correcting or changing inventorship.

Outline

1. Inventorship determination
   1. Sole v. joint
   2. Document review
   3. Questions to ask to determine inventorship
   4. Naming applicant
   5. Court treatment
   6. Impact of AIA (or lack thereof)
2. Real party in interest
3. Correcting inventorship
   1. Pre v. post filing
   2. Provisional application
4. Best practices

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key questions:

• What questions should be asked to determine inventorship?
• What steps does counsel need to take when inventorship must be corrected?
• What impact, if any, does the AIA have on inventorship determination?

Following the speaker presentations, you'll have an opportunity to get answers to your specific questions during the interactive Q&A.

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