United States Federal Circuit

A putative inventor has standing to sue to correct inventorship under 35 USC 256, even without a potential ownership interest in the patent, where the putative inventor has an interest in the licensing proceeds.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/03/2001
• Published 07/03/2001

Judges

• LOURIE, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, LOURIE and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul K. Vickrey,Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro, of Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Paul C. Gibbons.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rebecca L. Weinstein, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, of Chicago, IL, argued for defendants-appellees Arch Development Corporation and The University of Chicago.   With her on the brief was Philip S. Beck., Timothy J. Vezeau, Katten Muchin Zavis, of Chicago, IL, argued for defendant-appellee Dr. Bernard Roizman.   With him on the brief was Jane J. Choi. Of counsel on the brief were David W. Clough and Paul B. Stephens, Marshall, O'Toole, Gerstein Murray & Borun, of Chicago, IL., Richard de Bodo, Irell & Manella LLP, of Los Angeles, CA, argued for defendant-appellee Aviron Company.   With him on the brief was Theodore H. Frank.