Omni MedSci, Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 20-1715 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 2, 2021)

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In this certified interlocutory appeal, Apple seeks to overturn the denial of its motion to dismiss Omni MedSci’s (“Omni”) patent infringement complaint for lack of stand- ing. For the reasons below, we affirm the district court’s holding that the University of Michigan (“UM”) bylaws did not e ffectuate a present automatic assignment of Dr. Is- lam’s patent rights and therefore affirm the district court’s denial of Apple’s motion to dismiss. B ACKGROUND Dr. Islam is a tenured professor of electrical and com- puter engineering at UM. In 2011 , Dr.