Two SCOTUS Patent cases Blue Gentian v. Tristar Products and HIP v. Hormel Foods show Joint inventorship is a fact-specific question, patent errors in inventorship, patent owners should evaluate any potential attacks on inventorship before bringing an infringement suit.
Last week, the Federal Circuit issued another precedential decision on inventorship. However, unlike in HIP, Inc. v. Hormel Foods Corporation (22-1696) where the appellate panel found.