Who invented what? BIO IP panel tackles joint inventorship
December 16, 2025
Foley Hoag Partner Don Ware and Counsel Erin Foley, Ph.D. spoke at the 2025 BIO IP Conference about the challenges of navigating joint inventorship in today’s collaborative research environment. Their panel explained how evolving case law has clarified the core elements of conception, collaboration, and corroboration and the need for contemporaneous corroborating evidence. The panel also presented hypothetical fact patterns reflecting leading case developments, guidance on AI-driven discovery, and practical tips to reduce risk arising in collaborations. Read more here.
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