(204c) Patent Ownership and Inventorship Considerations in Collaborations
AIChE Annual Meeting
2021
2021 Annual Meeting
Chemical Engineering & the Law Forum
Intellectual Property for Practicing Engineers: Patents and Trade Secrets
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - 1:00pm to 1:15pm
Inventive breakthroughs often result from collaborative efforts between individuals and organizations across many tech sectors. These collaborative efforts between individuals and entities, as well as the natural movement of employees within their fields, can lead to various inventorship and patent ownership pitfalls for the unwary. This presentation will highlight some of those pitfalls and discuss best practices to mitigate those risks.