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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Citizens pushed back, asking the court to dismiss the case entirely. The insurer's argument hinged on section 627.7152 of ...

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 ...

Photo: Flickr user hyku via Wikimedia Commons.[/caption] The federal judge overseeing the implementation of the $1 billion concussion-related settlement involving the NFL has barred third-party ...

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 ...