Federal Circuit: Request For Declaration Of Patent Inventorship Fails

Mealey's (August 10, 2018, 1:25 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although upholding a Florida federal judge’s dismissal of an action seeking a declaratory judgment of patent inventorship, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 10 ruled that dismissal was warranted for failure to state a claim and, thus, should have occurred with prejudice (Michael Pappalardo v. Samantha Stevins, No. 18-1237, Fed. Cir.)....