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13 Cybaris Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 1 (2023)

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       CYBARIS®, AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW REVIEW


                     WHEN   INVENTORS   GO BANKRUPT

                             BY JOSEPH DIETZ*



                             TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................... 2

II. THE LIFE OF A PATENT........................................................................................................................... 4


III. PATENT/BANKRUPTCY INTERACTIONS....................................................................................... 7


IV. STAGES AT WHICH THE APPLICATION OF BANKRUPTCY LAW IS CERTAIN........... 12

   A. Mere Idea...............................................................................................................12
   B. Inventions Disclosed More Than a Year Before Filing Bankruptcy ......................13
   C. Patents ...................................................................................................................13
   D. Expired patents ......................................................................................................14

V. PATENT STAGES AT WHICH THE APPLICATION OF BANKRUPTCY LAW IS LESS CERTAIN 14

   A. Undisclosed inventions ..........................................................................................14
   B. Patent applications ................................................................................................16

VI. PATENT STAGES AT WHICH THE APPLICATION OF BANKRUPTCY LAW IS UNCERTAIN... 17

   A. Incomplete Inventions ............................................................................................18
   B. Grace period inventions.........................................................................................19

VII. POLICY ANALYSIS.............................................................................................................................. 22

   A. Patent policy interests ......................................................................................... 22
   B. Bankruptcy Law public policy............................................................................ 23

VIII. PROPOSED/POTENTIAL SOLUTION............................................................................................ 25

IX. CONCLUSION......................................................................................................................................... 26













* The author is a 2022 graduate of Mitchell Hamline School of Law. His biographical information
can be found on LinkedIn at: linkedin.com/in/joseph-dietz-307548169.

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