'Fault' Accorded Too Much Weight in Patent Division

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Janet A. McDougal v. Estate of McDougal
No. 98140 (MI 1996)
US
State Court
Michigan
Supreme Court
Per Curiam

Summary

The Michigan Supreme Court reversed and remanded the lower court's division of patents invented prior to the marriage which became income producing during the marriage.

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Janet A. McDougal v. Estate of McDougal

The Michigan Supreme Court reversed and remanded the lower court's division of patents invented prior to the marriage which became income producing during the marriage. The court determined that the wife only entitled a share of the income received from ...