In a split opinion issued Tuesday, and based on language in an assignment clause of a contract, the Federal Circuit overturned a district court's summary judgment that Core Optical lacked standing to ...

Paul Downs, Robert Haney Jr. Written invention assignment agreements provide critical protection for employers because without one, employees generally own patent rights to employment related ...

Nisha Naik appeals the grant of summary judgment to Hyde Park Homes, Inc. in her action for the return of a $100,000 nonrefundable construction deposit that she paid Hyde Park under an assignment ...

Edward Farrington of Inspicos suggests what measures can be taken to ensure the requirements of patent application assignments are fulfilled after a ‘text string’ signature was declared invalid The ...

A few simple steps could prevent you losing the rights to a valuable trade mark in China, say Zhu Zhigang and Paul Ranjard. They include a notarised contract, an exclusive licence and strategic ...