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Minerva Surgical Inc v Hologic Inc

594 US 476 (2021)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Assignor estoppel survives in US patent law but applies only where the invalidity claim is inconsistent with representations made at assignment, making the doctrine flexible rather than absolute.

Key Principle

Assignor estoppel survives but applies only where the assignor's claim of invalidity is inconsistent with explicit or implicit representations made in the assignment; the doctrine is flexible, not absolute.

Area of Law

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