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Last Week in the Federal Circuit (May 15 – May 19): Joint Inventorship and Insignificant Contributions

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This week’s bacon-related case of the week may lack a certain recognizable savory smell, but it still manages to pack some helpful insights on the law of joint inventorship.

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This week’s bacon-related case of the week may lack a certain recognizable savory smell, but it still manages to pack some helpful insights on the law of joint inventorship.Read the <a href="https://federalcircuitry.mofo.com/topics/last-week-in-the-federal-circuit-may-15-may-19-joint-inventorship-and-insignificant-contributions" target="_blank">full blog post</a>.

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Rob Paris is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group and focuses his practice on IP litigation with an interest in privacy and technology matters. Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Rob clerked for the Honorable Stephen A. Higginson of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Honorable James Donato of the Northern District of California. Prior to his legal career, Rob worked for Teach for America as a high school geometry teacher.Rob earned a J.D with the highest pro bono distinction from Stanford Law School. He graduated cum laude from Harvard.

Robert Paris

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