inventorship Archives - Spruson & Ferguson

3rd Jul 2024

Is your invention a “sausage machine”? Why some great ideas don’t make the grade

Some inventions cannot be patented because they lack 'novelty' and 'inventive step'. This article discusses how to determine between inventive and a 'mere collocation of integers'.

Some inventions cannot be patented because they lack 'novelty' and 'inventive step'. This article discusses how to determine between...

15th Nov 2018

Whose Invention is it Anyway? 5 Questions on Patent Ownership that Inventors and Patent Owners Should Always Be Prepared to Answer

Establishing the correct ownership and inventorship of a patent right is an important foundation of IP basics which tends to be overlooked by many inventors and patent owners.

Establishing the correct ownership and inventorship of a patent right is an important foundation of IP basics which tends...

13th Apr 2017

Singapore High Court clarifies determining facts for inventorship and ownership

On 14 March 2017, the Singapore High Court issued an amended decision on National University Hospital Singapore Pte Ltd v. Cicada Cube Pte Ltd SGHC 53.

On 14 March 2017, the Singapore High Court issued an amended decision on National University Hospital Singapore Pte Ltd...