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Ambiguous Phrase in a Patent Assignment Precludes Summary Judgment Regarding Standing

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Before Dyk, Mayer, and Taranto. Appeal from the Central District of California. Summary: Applying California law, the phrase “entirely on my own time” in an employment agreement was found ambiguous and therefore precluded...more

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Key Takeaways from AmericaMakes: 2022 RAPID + TCT Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) Conference

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Industry Insights, Protecting Your Property/Information and Building a Foundation for Compliance with Labor and Employment Laws - On May 17-19, 2022, the AmericaMakes: RAPID + TCT Additive Manufacturing Conference was...more

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Inventions Not Made Under Employment Agreement

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Applying a “middle ground” standard of review, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision denying a company’s request for a declaratory judgment asking a former employee to assign...more

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Making Waves: Post-Employment Contract Assignment Provision Invalid Under California Law

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit invoked “precedents that are relevant but not directly on point” to examine when employment contract provisions may require assignment of inventions conceived post-employment...more

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Don’t Count on Employment Agreement Promise of Assignment for Standing

Addressing whether a patent owner with incomplete ownership interest had standing to sue, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court’s decision, finding that the plaintiff did not have full...more

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