The Oregon Intellectual Property Network produces articles written by Lewis & Clark law students on current intellectual property issues in collaboration with practicing IP attorneys.

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Current Articles

Patent ownership or lack thereof: Lessons learned from Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. and Edwards Lifesciences AG v Cook Biotech Incorporated By Ian James Griswold, Ph. D.

Recent court decisions from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., 583 F.3d 832.) and the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division Patents Court, United Kingdom (Edwards Lifesciences AG v Cook Biotech Incorporated [2009] EWHC 1304 (Pat) (2009).) have once again highlighted the importance of correctly determining patent ownership prior to litigation. In both of these cases, misidentification of the owners of the patents in suit by the entities asserting the patents may have cost the entities substantial sums in litigation cost, licensing revenue and enforceable patent rights. However, in both of these cases, the presence of well drafted agreements between the inventors and the entities could have correctly established ownership and prevented these losses.

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Navigating Opposition Proceedings Before the TTAB: Tips for New Practitioners By James Babcock

This article provides an introduction to practice before the TTAB during the discovery period and the testimony period with a particular focus on rules new practitioners should be aware of.

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