Inventions and ideas of employees remain property of the employer, if research and development of such inventions and ideas took place within the scope of employment. Any other arrangements, for example, if the employer wants all ideas or inventions which occurred during the course of employment to remain as the employer’s property, regardless of whether or not they took place within the scope of employment, can be included within employment agreements. Otherwise, the courts are most likely to impose a duty of good faith on behalf of the employer, requiring them to uphold the intellectual property rights of the employee.
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