Protecting Your Rights: Protecting Works Created by Employees and Independent Contractors
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/21
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