Ingrid A. Beattie, PhD

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.

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.

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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Mintz Represents Glycosyn LLC in Significant Victory in the International Trade Commission

October 08, 2019

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AUTM 2017 Annual Meeting

Association of University Technology Managers

The Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood, Florida

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Ingrid A. Beattie, PhD

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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

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

Five things academic scientists should know when pursuing their first patent - Five-Part Series

October 3, 2016 | Blog | By Ingrid A. Beattie, PhD

News & Press

Mintz Represents Glycosyn LLC in Significant Victory in the International Trade Commission

October 08, 2019

Events & Speaking

AUTM 2017 Annual Meeting

Association of University Technology Managers

The Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood, Florida

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Mintz Represents Glycosyn LLC in Significant Victory in the International Trade Commission

The Importance of Getting Inventorship Right: A Cautionary Tale in Two Cases

April 4, 2017| Blog|

Five things academic scientists should know when pursuing their first patent application – Part II of V

March 30, 2017| Blog|

Ingrid A. Beattie, PhD

Member Emerita