Counsel from jurisdictions where payments to employee-inventors only arise from contracts or employee incentive programs have statutory payment schemes. IP management policies not written and designed with these jurisdictions in mind can lead to issues when a problem arises.
Counsel from jurisdictions where payments to employee-inventors only arise from contracts or employee incentive programs have statutory payment schemes. IP management policies not written and designed with these jurisdictions in mind can lead to issues when a problem arises.
France is widely known for its author-centric intellectual property right (IPR) framework: except for a limited number of very specific situations, all IPR must be expressly assigned.
France's IPR regime is changing due to Decree n°2021-1658, which replicates the regime applicable to inventions and software created by employees or public servants to those made by natural persons accommodated by private or public law entities carrying out research.