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Mauricio Uribe

Assignor Estoppel: Protecting Your Patent Rights

Mauricio Uribe

The doctrine of assignor estoppel is intended to prevent an inventor who has sold or “assigned” a patent from then challenging the patent’s validity. Mauricio Uribe, a patent lawyer with Knobbe Martens, discusses what medical device inventors and acquiring companies should do to ensure they comply with the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit’s clarification of assignor estoppel. 

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