Risk Prevention Strategies: Ownership of Employee-Developed Inventions and Intellectual Property
On September 15, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill 5640, which adds Section 203-f to the New York Labor Law. Section 203-f creates statutory limitations on an employer's use of invention...more
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul continues to sign legislation emanating from a busy legislative session, including legislation rendering contractual assignment-of-inventions provisions unenforceable, prohibiting...more
On September 15, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a new section of the New York Labor Law limiting the assignment of inventions by employees to their employers. Specifically, Section 203-f of the Labor Law...more
The 2023 New York State Legislature recently concluded its legislative session (after being called back for two weeks to consider certain pieces of legislation). The session ended with a flurry of activity relevant to...more