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10 minute read May 01, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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Jeffrey Ginsberg and Joyce Nadipuram
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Federal Circuit Panel Holds a Patent That Fails to List Its Inventor(s) and Cannot Be Corrected According to Law Is Invalid (Precedential)



In a precedential opinion dated April 2, 2026, a Federal Circuit panel held that “a patent which incorrectly lists its inventor(s) and cannot be corrected according to law is invalid.”

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