Fletcher YoderWhen a statute unambiguously and directly answers the question, analysis does not stray beyond the plain text. Congress has determined that only a natural person can be an inventor, therefore, AI cannot be. Accordingly, the plain meaning of “inventor” in the Patent Act is limited to natural persons.
In general, work or consulting agreements will be construed based on the plain meaning of the words employed
An inventor does not automatically have standing to sue for being improperly excluded from being listed as an inventor, and thus the inventor must be able to show additional cognizable harm before the court will hear the case.
Under Section 102(g), in order to invalidate a patent claim on the ground of prior inventorship, an alleged infringer must prove either that it conceived of the invention first and was diligent in reducing it to practice or that it reduced its invention to practice before the critical date of the patent-at-issue.
Patentee appeals from summary judgment finding on the issue of infringement in defendant’s favor. Defendant appeals from summary judgment findings on the issues of laches, inequitable conduct, invalidity, and inventorship in patentee’s favor.