Intellectual Property Law
New Matter VOLUME 49, EDITION 4, FALL 2024
Content
- 2025 New Matter Author Submission Guidelines
- Contents
- Copyright Roundup
- Editorial Board
- Federal Circuit Report
- Inside This Issue
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTION Interest Group Representatives 2025-2026
- Letter from the Chair
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
- MCLE Self-Study Article
- Ninth Circuit Report
- Online Cle For Participatory Credit
- Prosecution Laches: Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC; Netlist, Inc. V. Micron Tech., Inc.; and Wirtgen Am., Inc. v. Caterpillar, Inc.
- The California Lawyers Association Intellectual Property Alumni
- The Licensing Corner
- The Patent Eligibility Eras Tour: AI's Version
- TTAB Decisions and Developments
- Quarterly International IP Law Update
Quarterly International IP Law Update
SOODY TRONSON
STLG Law Firm
HOW DO DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS TREAT INVENTION ASSIGNMENTS?
Introduction
IN TODAY’S GLOBALIZED ECONOMY, companies frequently collaborate with talent across different countries. The intellectual property (IP) rights that contractors or employees retain or assign to a company can vary widely depending on the legal jurisdiction. A "one-size-fits-all" approach to agreements—such as those for Confidential Information, Intellectual Property ("IP"), or Invention Assignment—is risky, particularly when managing a global patent portfolio. Without thorough due diligence, the transfer of patent rights may be incomplete or unenforceable.