In Lone Star Silicon Innovations v. United Microelectronics, Nos. 2018-15 82 (Fed. Cir. May 30, 2019), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit discussed how restrictive patent assignment ...

Intellectual property assets are the lifeblood of many businesses today. No employer wants to see those assets walk out the door when an employee leaves. Processing Content Employee invention ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Businesses, of course, have a strong interest in owning intellectual property created by their employees. Intellectual property — patents ...

Colleges use a variety of agreements to secure intellectual-property rights from their faculty members and then license those rights to third parties. In view of recent federal appeals-court decisions ...

With current work practices shifting toward remote working, and the focus of technology development moving increasingly toward computer software, the likelihood is increasing that employees may be ...

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An assignment agreement regulates the rights of the assignor and the assignee, especially when the assignment is absolute. Through the agreement the assignor confers their rights to the assignee ...

One of the best ways to protect your business from legal liability and misunderstanding with an employee is to have an employment offer letter issued and sent to the prospective employee. The employee ...