Should person A, the one who identifies the problem, have their name on the patent which person B found a solution for?

7 February 2017
In Blog, Law, Patents
By Mark Warburton, the IP Guru

Should person A, the one who identifies the problem, have their name on the patent which person B found a solution for?

Merely identifying a problem does not amount to an invention. Person A is not an inventor unless they actually contributed to the solution to the problem. Person B is an inventor as they have solved the problem.

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The Intellectual Property Guru. His determination to protect innovation stems from a family legacy in which his grandfather, a genius inventor, had his innovations stolen and patented by someone he trusted, which led to his grandfather dying a pauper on a park bench. Mark is an international award winning lawyer and patent attorney and 3-time published author. His prowess in the court room sees him winning cases that others thought were unwinnable. Mark’s passion for protecting intellectual property shines through in his pro-bono legal mentoring, proactive legal workshops and 1-2-1 work with clients.