Category Archives: Inventorship

Dana-Farber v. Ono – Co-Inventorship Rules

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Warren Woessner

The pun is intentional, since in Dana-Farber Cancer Inst. v. Ono Pharm. Co., Ltd, Appeal No. 2019-2050 (Fed. Cir., July 14, 2020), a Fed. Cir. Panel of Judges Lourie, Newman and Stoll, Lourie writing, affirmed a district court ruling that … Continue reading →

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Federal Court Affirms BPAI in Dawson v. Dawson and Bowman

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Warren Woessner

This is a guest post from Theresa Stadheim of Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner In Chandler Dawson v. Chandler Dawson and Lyle Bowman, Appeal Nos. 2012-1214,-1215,-1216, -1217 (Fed. Cir. March 25, 2013) (a copy can be found at the end of … Continue reading →

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Bard v. Gore: Joint Inventors or Just One?

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Warren Woessner

In view of the recent petition for cert. filed by W. L. Gore, asking the Supreme Court to review the standards for joint inventorship, the February panel decision in Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v. W. L. Gore & Assoc., Inc., … Continue reading →

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Speed Licensing Lessons From “Shark Tank”

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Warren Woessner

This ABC semi-reality show broadcast its season closer a few weeks ago, but a recent note in the AARP magazine on one of the “Sharks,” Barbara Corcoran, a real estate mogul from NYC, got me thinking about the show again.  … Continue reading →

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