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Miami-Dade Florida Agreement between Joint Patent Holders with Title of one Holder Assigned

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Copyrights Patents and Trademarks - Contracts

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Miami-Dade

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Patents grant an inventor the right to exclude others from producing or using the inventor's discovery or invention for a limited period of time. In order to be patented an invention must be novel, useful, and not of an obvious nature. There are three types of patents: A. utility patent which includes a process, a machine (mechanism with moving parts), manufactured products, and compounds or mixtures (such as chemical formulas);B. A design patent which is a new, original and ornamental design for a manufactured article; and C. A plant patent which is a new variety of a cultivated asexually reproduced plant. The Federal agency charged with administering patent laws is the Patent and Trademark Office.

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US law regarding jointly owned intellectual property A patent can be owned jointly if devised jointly by more than one person. As far as US patent law is concerned, the default rule is that each joint owner can utilize or exploit the patent without the permission of the other joint owners.

If two people both contributed to the subject matter of the invention, they are considered to be joint inventors. The patent, if issued, will be in both their names. This is true even if they jointly contributed only to one of many claims.

While it is legal for IP to be jointly owned by more than one entity, and this sometimes seems to be an easy and inexpensive solution to a collaboration, joint ownership of IP can create significant problems and should be avoided whenever possible.

?When an invention is made by two or more persons jointly, they shall apply for patent jointly and each make the required oath, except as otherwise provided in this title.

If two or more people or companies apply as owners of the patent, everyone has joint patent ownership. With joint patent ownership, all owners have the full right to do whatever they want with the patent.

Each joint owner is entitled to an equal and undivided share in the patent, unless there is an agreement to the contrary. Each joint owner is entitled to equal patent rights for his own benefit without accounting to the other person or persons.

Sometimes you may wish to apply for (or to own) an intellectual property right (e.g., patent, registered trade mark or registered design) together with one or more people. This is perfectly possible but can cause complications if certain matters are not made clear at the outset.

Basically, in a joint patent, all inventors share the same bundle of rights. These include the right to manufacture the patented invention, the right to use it, the right to sell or license it to others, and the right to sue over its infringement by third parties.

Miami-Dade Florida Agreement between Joint Patent Holders with Title of one Holder Assigned

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