Many entrepreneurs treat patent inventorship as an award system.  It is a free, painless way to reward someone on your team by adding them to a patent. Improper inventorship is one of the easiest way to completely invalidate your patent. Treat inventorship with respect, and make sure you list every inventor, but also make sure you do not include anyone who does not fit the legal definition.

Many entrepreneurs treat patent inventorship as an award system. It is a free, painless way to reward someone on your team by adding them to a patent. Improper inventorship is one of the easiest way to completely invalidate your patent. Treat inventorship with respect, and make sure you list every inventor, but also make sure you do not include anyone who does not fit the legal definition.

Many entrepreneurs treat patent inventorship as an award system.&nbsp; It is a free, painless way to reward someone on your team by adding them to a patent. Improper inventorship is one of the easiest way to completely invalidate your patent. Treat inventorship with respect, and make sure you list every inventor, but also make sure you do not include anyone who does not fit the legal definition.

Myth #10: Inventorship Is Something You Can Give Away

Patent Myths explores many of the misconceptions that entrepreneurs and angel investors have about intellectual property.  Seems that 95% of the patents out there are worthless, so how do we still use the system to get Investment Grade Patents?

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Patent Myths explores many of the misconceptions that entrepreneurs and angel investors have about intellectual property. Seems that 95% of the patents out there are worthless, so how do we still use the system to get Investment Grade Patents?

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Myth #10: Inventorship Is Something You Can Give Away

Myth #10: Inventorship Is Something You Can Give Away