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Pillsbury - Propel

Protecting IP During Joint Development Projects: Agree on More than Non-Disclosure

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As industry and markets have progressed, the technology they create has seen a commensurate increase in complexity. In practice, this results in the hyper-specialization of businesses so that they may continue to innovate at...more

Weintraub Tobin

Alleged Co-Inventor Not Bringing Home the Bacon This Time

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Many of us have said, “Bacon makes everything better.” Can you imagine the accolades someone would receive if they contributed to an invention that improves bacon? Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

IP Toolbox Is Crucial In AI-Powered Drug Discovery

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Navigating the complex landscape of drug discovery requires innovative strategies and interdisciplinary collaborations spanning biotechnology, pharmacology, medicine and engineering. As the cost of developing new drugs...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Employment Agreement Assignment Provisions Don’t Reach Post-Employment Inventions

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected a biotechnology company’s argument that assignment provisions in its employment agreements granted ownership rights in post-employment inventions. Bio-Rad Laboratories,...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Publication of Part of Complex Invention Does Not Prevent Joint Inventorship

In Dana-Farber Cancer Institute v. Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., the Federal Circuit held that publication of a part of a complicated invention did not automatically preclude joint inventorship of that invention. The court...more

Hogan Lovells

Patent Litigation: Dutch Court of Appeal guidance on formal entitlement to priority

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On 30 July, the Court of Appeal of The Hague ruled on the formal entitlement to priority following from a US provisional patent application. The attack on priority in this case is part of a recent trend by parties in patent...more

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