the work cannot be considered a “work made for hire” under the second category.Without an express written agreement defining assignment of intellectual property rights, the ambiguity over the nature ...

Moreover, in some states like California, state laws permit employees who develop inventions on their own time to retain intellectual property and assignment rights so long as the employee does ...

This majority decision underscores the complexities and nuances surrounding intellectual property rights and the importance ... Care should be taken when drafting assignment and other intellectual ...

as well as other intellectual property rights such as patents and copyrights, they can be assigned. However, the transfer of trademarks is unique in that any assignment of a trademark must also ...

The agreement should contain present assignment language to ensure the intellectual property rights in the work is properly assigned to the company. While most work created by employees of a ...

Any legal entities under private or public law “carrying out research activities” would benefit from the assignment of the intellectual property rights. These terms, rather imprecise ...

Moreover, in some states like California, state laws permit employees who develop inventions on their own time to retain intellectual property and assignment rights so long as the employee does ...