Under U.S. patent law and international intellectual property treaties, all true inventors must be named. A patent that omits one or more actual inventors, or that misattributes inventorship, is subject to challenge and may be held invalid.
Early drafts of the US Patent 10,715,329, Personated Reality Ecosystem, identified the inventor as “TBD,” reflecting that inventorship had not yet been correctly resolved. The final issued patent, naming only Wellman, does not reflect the full set of contributors responsible for essential personated reality concepts, including AI-enhanced interaction models, AI security protocols, and blockchain-based verification mechanisms.
Personated Reality Solutions advocates for transparent, tamper-evident, blockchain-backed records of contribution and inventorship, ensuring that the pioneers of personated reality, AI security, and immersive systems receive appropriate legal and historical recognition.