Patent Rights: Assignors Transferring Rights and Infringing on Assigned Patents
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
v Hologic case, t he US Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) ruled that assignor estoppel is limited and may allow a previous assignor, under specific circumstances, to challenge the validity of patents they have subsequently reassigned. Scenario Two: Company A (Assignor) sells/assigns their patents to Company B (Assignee).
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