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Does being on a patent mean that the person actually worked on the engineering of the idea? or worked at all on the idea? I'm not sure how patents work but I d
by gregoriol 6y ago
Does being on a patent mean that the person actually worked on the engineering of the idea? or worked at all on the idea?
I'm not sure how patents work but I don't think anybody verifies the names on it or what they actually did, and I guess in a company effort it could easily be the boss ending on it too?
- mrosett 6y agoLegally speaking, only people who actually worked on the invention can be on the patent. I believe (not a lawyer) that including extra people can be grounds for invalidating that patent. However, this does still get abused; Elizabeth Holmes was on many of the patents filed by Theranos.