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July 28, 2023

IP Assignment Agreements: Employee’s Perspective

It is increasingly common for employees to be asked to sign an intellectual property assignment agreement (sometimes referred to as an invention assignment agreement), either as part of an employment agreement or as a standalone…
Copyright
February 13, 2023

The Basics Of The Work For Hire Doctrine

Copyrights cover the broad spectrum of creative works.  Generally speaking, copyright law protects original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium.  The applicable section of the United States Code (17 USC §102(a)) goes on…
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January 13, 2023

Securing Intellectual Property Rights For A Startup

Note: This entry discusses IP assignment agreements from the perspective of the company or founders.  A later entry will take a look at IP assignment agreements from the employee’s perspective.   Many companies these days generate…
Patents
January 13, 2023

Publicize Before Filing

Many inventors want to move as quickly as possible to market their ideas as soon as they have finalized the designs on their inventions.  This may mean that they immediately reach out to potential funders…
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