At first blush, the notion of who is an inventor, author, creator, or owner of an intangible asset is a relatively straightforward question. Federal law sets forth, in broad strokes, the basic parameters governing those issues.
 
What is not so clearly defined, however, is who actually qualifies to be a joint inventor or joint author based on any unique set of facts. Not only that, precisely who may apply for a patent or seek to register a copyright or trademark is very often misunderstood. Complicating matters further still is the ubiquity of invention and IP assignment agreements between employer and employee, which make contesting inventorship or ownership increasingly difficult for the co-inventor or joint author.

On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 9 am PT, Procopio IP Partner Pattric Rawlins will join Ludwig, APC founder Eric Ludwig and IP Watchdog President/CEO Gene Quinn in a webinar hosted by IP Watchdog that will cover:

• Who may apply for a patent – a joint inventor or author?
• How would a joint inventor amend or contest inventorship of an issued patent?
• What are the most significant issues facing a would-be joint inventor or patent owners when it comes to litigating an inventorship contest?
• What does case law have to say about a prospective inventor’s standing to sue in face of an invention assignment agreement?