Understanding the Law of Joint Ownership of Patents - Right to Impede Infringement Suits in 2015

NEW YORK - May 20, 2015 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled: Understanding the Law of Joint Ownership of Patents - Right to Impede Infringement Suits in 2015 Live Webcast. This two-hour event is scheduled on June 4, 2015 at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET.

Event Synopsis:

Licensing is not the only way to share rights to a patent. Like other property, patents may be jointly owned by numerous parties; whether through invention or co-operation. Joint Ownership of Patents can greatly restrict an owner’s exercising of rights and this can vary dramatically between jurisdictions.

In absence of an agreement to the contrary, each joint owner of a patent may use and sell the patented invention without the permission of, and any accountability to, the other joint owners. A collaboration agreement, patent assignment documents, or both must be carefully drafted to ensure that enforcement rights are protected. This risk is high-lighted in STC.UNM v. Intel Corp. STC.UNM attempted to sue Intel for infringement in continuation of a patent jointly owned by the University of New Mexico and Sandia Corp. UNM and Sandia also were co-owners of the patent in suit. However, Sandia refused to join the lawsuit, and there was no agreement in place between UNM and Sandia that required Sandia to do so. The district court dismissed the case, and ruled that co-owners of a patent have a substantive right under patent law to abstain from joining infringement suits brought by their co-owners against third-parties.

In a two hour, LIVE Webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the significant legal and regulatory issues regarding Understanding the Law of Joint Ownership of Patents and the Right to Impede Infringement Suits.

This 2-hour Webcast will discuss the following key provisions:

·         Joint Ownership of Patents- An Overview

·         Infringement Suit- A Perspective

·         Implications of Joint Ownership

·         Protections and Considerations of Patent Rights

·         Single-Entity Ownership

·         Regulatory Issues and Best Practices for Patent Ownership

·         Potential Lawsuits Against Patent Infringement

·         Regulatory Updates

Speakers/Faculty Panel

Alexander J. Hadjis

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Partner

Chandran B. Iyer

Sughrue Mion, PLLC

Partner

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