Assignor Estoppel is Only a Shield
by Pamela Chestek • February 13, 2013 • patent • 1 Comment
Here’s a bit of an odd case — too much of a stretch for the court’s taste, but I suppose a hat tip for the try, and the plaintiff got out of it without being sanctioned. The case involves “assignor estoppel.” Assignor estoppel is an equitable doctrine that prevents an assignor of a patent...
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