QUESTION
whos name should be on a improved patent
Asked on Nov 08th, 2012 on Intellectual Property - California
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if we licened out our product and in the contract it states that the licencee is finacialy responsible for getting any new patents is the licencees name suppose to be on the new patents if it is a licensing agreement
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Your name should be listed as inventor even though your licensee is liable for the cost of filing. If you had an attorney prepare your license agreement it would have been in the contract.
Answered on Nov 16th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
NO! Only those who created the invention should be listed as the inventors. While a patent can be issued in the name of an assignee, that is not the case for a licensee.
Answered on Nov 09th, 2012 at 10:07 AM