Down But Not Out: Why Assignor Estoppel Remains Important in the Life and Physical Sciences Following 'Minerva'
While 'Minerva' limited assignor estoppel's scope, the doctrine remains alive and, in some industries, could remain commonplace, according to Robert Counihan and Eric Majchrzak of Fenwick & West.
August 20, 2021 at 01:30 PM
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Patent LitigationIn Minerva Surgical v. Hologic, the U.S. Supreme Court limited the scope of the patent law concept of assignor estoppel in several key respects. Despite those limitations, assignor estoppel may remain important in certain industries, such as life and physical science start-up companies that develop and commercialize the work of academic-inventors.
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