ABSTRACT
Thischapterconcernsitselfwiththetwobasicquestions:First,whatare therightsenjoyedbyanownerofapatent?Second,howisownershipofa patentorinvention,asbetweenanemployerandaninventororemployee, determined?
Asanownerofapatent,onepossessestherighttoexcludeothersfrom making,using,orsellinghisinvention.Inaddition,thepatentownerhas therightto
1.Grantlicensestootherstomake,use,orselltheinvention 2.Fileasuitforpatentinfringementifsomeonemakes,uses,orsells
theinventionwithoutpermission 3.Assignorsellthepatenttoanother 4.Transferthepatenttoabeneficiaryunderawill
Rights1and2aremorefullydiscussedinChapters13and11,respectively,andadiscussionofthemwillnotbeduplicatedhere.
