Intellectual Property and Assessing its Financial Value

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Intellectual Property and Assessing Its Financial Value

Inventorship

Inventorship is not a criterion for invalidating a patent in Europe, but it

is in the United States.

In Europe any natural person, company, or organization can apply

for a patent under Article 58 of the European Patent Convention (EPC).

EPC Article 60 refers to the inventor to whom a patent “can” be granted,

but states that it is actually the applicant who is deemed to have the

rights. Nevertheless, the inventor has the right to be mentioned on the

patent and the moral right of paternity (EPC Article 62), but s/he can

transfer the rights via an agreement, by inheritance, or ...