Protecting Your Rights: Protecting Works Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

Many businesses work hard and invest heavily to develop and protect their intellectual property rights, including trade secrets and proprietary processes, designs, and know-how. However, special rules apply in determining ownership of these intellectual property rights when the work product is created by employees and independent contractors or consultants, particularly in a technical or creative role. In some cases, these special rules can result in an unpleasant surprise for companies that...
By: Ruder Ware

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