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A comment on ‘Catch Me If You Can’ conman Frank Abagnale Jr. lied about his lifetime of lies. Parent comment

Re:‘Catch Me If You Can’ conman Frank Abagnale Jr. lied abou... by astrange on Sunday March 19, 2023 @07:11PM (#35224766)
You can't force your name onto a patent, it's invalid if the inventor list is falsified.
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Re:‘Catch Me If You Can’ conman Frank Abagnale Jr. lied abou... by hgsgm on Sunday March 19, 2023 @07:56PM (#35225179)
That's not the point. You can contribute to an invention in a completely unimportant/replaceable way, and still be a contributing inventor.
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