patent

While speaking with a colleague of mine a few weeks ago, he asked me if I knew how to assign a patent from his name in to his company.  In going over the details with him, he explained that he had originally patented his product in his own name, then later created his company, and is now seeking a way to acquire investors for his (patented) product.  The obvious problem is that so long as the patented product is registered in his name and not his company's, his company does not itself hold any rights to the patent and is therefore devoid of any value relating to the patent. In order to entice ...