Tube-Mac Industries, Inc. v. Campbell, No. 22-2170 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2024)

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Steve Campbell appeals from a decision and accompa- nying order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia mandating the correction of in- ventorship of U.S. Patent 9,376,049 (the “’049 patent”), as well as several corresponding foreign patents, to add Gary Mackay and Dan Hewson as named inventors. Tube -Mac Indus., Inc. v. Campbell , 616 F. Supp. 3d 498 (E.D. Va. 2022) (“Decision”). For the following reasons, we affirm.