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35 U.S.C. § 262: Joint owners
35 U.S.C. 262 lets each joint patent owner use and license the patent independently.
Citation: 35 U.S.C. § 262
Type: Statute
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: U.S. Congress
Status: In force
Each co-owner of a patent may use and license the patent without the consent of the other co-owners. All co-owners must ordinarily join as plaintiffs in an infringement suit, and one co-owner cannot be forced to join.
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