Dans l’affaire “HIP, Inc., v. Hormel Foods Corp., 2022-1696, — F.4th — (Fed. Cir. May 2, 2023)“, la Cour Fédérale américaine rappelle la définition de co-inventeur:
(1) contributed in some significant manner to the conception of the invention;
(2) made a contribution to the claimed invention that is not insignificant in quality, when that contribution is measured against the dimension of the full invention; and
(3) did more than merely explain to the real inventors well-known concepts and/or the current state of the art.