If someone lies, it's rather difficult for the patent office to detect it. But that guy obviously committed fraud on the Patent Office. And part of filing a patent is signing a declaration that you are the inventor. I hope someone sues the bastard for lying on that declaration.

I don't blame the Patent Office for this one, to be honest. If someone is willing to perjure themselves, it's difficult to avoid error.

A sad & compelling story, until the 2nd to last paragraph. There is a very big distinction between kidnapping someone for adoption, and a parent giving up a child for adoption voluntarily. One is a crime and should be punished harshly. The other is legal, and generally ends with the child in a better situation than with the original parents.