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June 06, 2003 |

Claims of Joint Inventorship Are on the Rise

Under � 256 of the Patent Act, a party can add, substitute or remove inventors listed on a patent. If successful, the party can acquire partial or full ownership of an issued patent. Recently, � 256 claims have been getting increased attention from lawyers defending patent suits, in actions filed to grab some or all of the value of a patent and among lawyers prosecuting patent applications.
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March 03, 2010 |

Daily Decision Service Alert: Vol. 19, No. 41 - March 3 2010

Daily decision alert.
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December 20, 2006 |

Johnson & Johnson Exec Claims He Was Fired for Raising Safety Concerns

A former vice president at two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries claims in a lawsuit he was fired for seeking recalls of numerous faulty products, including the Ortho Evra birth control patch, which is the subject of hundreds of product liability claims. "We would hope that the bringing of this type of suit would encourage companies not to retaliate against employees who blow the whistle," his lawyer said. The company says the plaintiff, who worked there for 15 years, was fired for inappropriate conduct.
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November 06, 2007 |

Finkelstein v. Mardkha

Dismissal of Patent Coinventorship Claim Over Cut Diamond's Design Not Reconsidered
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June 04, 2012 |

Defense Experts in Device Case Can Be the Plaintiffs' Doctors

Physicians who treated plaintiffs litigating against manufacturers of a medical device may be retained as expert witnesses by the defense, a New Jersey appeals court says.
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April 03, 2012 |

Beard v. Johnson and Johnson, Inc., PICS Case No. 12-0628 (Pa. March 22, 2012) Saylor. J.; Baer, J., concurring (30 pages).

Decedent Sandra Selepac had gastric bypass surgery in 2002. The surgeon used a type of instrument, manufactured by appellee Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., known as an endoscopic linear cutter, or endocutter. The instrument was designed for use in endoscopic surgery. However, appellee also marketed its product for traditional surgery, in which larger incisions were made.
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December 20, 2006 |

Johnson & Johnson Exec Claims He Was Fired for Raising Safety Concerns

A former vice president at two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries claims in a lawsuit he was fired for seeking recalls of numerous faulty products, including the Ortho Evra birth control patch, which is the subject of hundreds of product liability claims. "We would hope that the bringing of this type of suit would encourage companies not to retaliate against employees who blow the whistle," his lawyer said. The company says the plaintiff, who worked there for 15 years, was fired for inappropriate conduct.
4 minute read
December 20, 2006 |

Johnson & Johnson Exec Claims He Was Fired for Raising Safety Concerns

A former vice president at two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries claims in a lawsuit he was fired for seeking recalls of numerous faulty products, including the Ortho Evra birth control patch, which is the subject of hundreds of product liability claims. "We would hope that the bringing of this type of suit would encourage companies not to retaliate against employees who blow the whistle," his lawyer said. The company says the plaintiff, who worked there for 15 years, was fired for inappropriate conduct.
4 minute read
May 08, 2003 |

Claims of joint inventorship are on the increase

District courts are empowered to change the named inventors on U.S. patents. Such claims are often referred to as � 256 claims, after the section of the Patent Act authorizing the district courts to do so. Under � 256, a party can add, substitute or remove inventors listed on the patent. If successful, the party can acquire partial or full ownership of an issued (and potentially valuable) patent.
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