Inventorship of patents has a clear legal basis, and is quite different from the basis of scientific authorship.
The system disincentifies adding "ghost" inventors since incorrect listing of the inventors can invalidate a patent.
So, yes, it's likely that the patent attorneys hired by Stanford advised that only Page should be listed as an inventor. Stanford gets its money via the assignment, not the inventor list.
The system disincentifies adding "ghost" inventors since incorrect listing of the inventors can invalidate a patent.
So, yes, it's likely that the patent attorneys hired by Stanford advised that only Page should be listed as an inventor. Stanford gets its money via the assignment, not the inventor list.