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Patent Infringement — Effective Scientist / Attorney Teams

The question of patent infringement usually begins with the business unit and moves to discussions with the patent attorney. It is then that the scientist/engineer as an expert witness becomes part of the team.

Memos of Invention — Attorneys and Corporate Inventors

As an important first step in the invention process, scientists and engineers are taught to maintain laboratory notebooks. At a certain point, the scientist may decide to submit a "memo of invention" (MOI), which is the basic request to have a patent application filed.