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: IP SpotlightCan a Patent be Assigned on a Claim-by-Claim Basis?
By Jim Singer
I recently ran across an IP due diligence issue that reminded me yet again of the importance of reviewing patent assignment documents and not simply relying on the USPTO’s assignment database. In this situation, USPTO records indicated that the inventors assigned the patent to a corporate entity. However, the assignment document actually stated that only certain claims of the patent were assigned to the corporation.
So what is the effect of such a document? (more…)

Full post as published by IP Spotlight on December 03, 2007 (boomark / email).
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