Ingrid A. Beattie, PhD retired from Mintz in 2024. She was previously a Member in Mintz’s Intellectual Property Practice.
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The Importance of Getting Inventorship Right: A Cautionary Tale in Two Cases
April 4, 2017 | Blog | By Ingrid A. Beattie, PhD
U.S. patent law elevates the importance of “the inventor” to an extent unseen in the rest of the world. Unlike many other countries, ownership of patent applications in the United States initially vests in the inventors listed on the application.
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Five things academic scientists should know when pursuing their first patent application – Part II of V
March 30, 2017 | Blog | By Ingrid A. Beattie, PhD
Authorship is the currency of academia, and principle investigators are often generous with technicians and collaborators when listing authors on a paper. However, the identification of an “inventor” has legal significance in the U.S. and cannot be applied to those who have not made an inventive contribution.
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Five things academic scientists should know when pursuing their first patent - Five-Part Series
October 3, 2016 | Blog | By Ingrid A. Beattie, PhD
We’ll start with the first question a patent attorney might ask you: Have you told anyone about your invention?
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