Intellectual Property Protection, Assignment of Inventions, Trade Secrets

Don’t Let Your IP Walk Out the Door

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. on 7/10/2025

Your employees can be your company’s most valuable asset — but they also represent your greatest vulnerability when it comes to protecting confidential information and intellectual property (IP). To protect confidential...more

Seventh Circuit Emphasizes the Necessity of a Written Invention Assignment Agreement

Foley Hoag LLP on 8/23/2022

In July 2022, the Seventh Circuit issued an opinion making it clear that employers must put in place written invention assignment agreements if they want to ensure ownership of employee inventions...more

Risk Prevention Strategies: Ownership of Employee-Developed Inventions and Intellectual Property

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/29/2021

Companies often hire employees to develop new products, improve processes, create new technologies, and develop new markets. But how should employers address the ownership of intellectual property created by their employees...more

[Webinar] Risk Prevention Strategies: Ownership of Employee-Developed Inventions and Intellectual Property - September 29th, 2:00...

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/24/2021

Companies often hire employees to develop new products, improve processes, create new technologies, and develop new markets. But how should employers address the ownership of intellectual property created by their employees...more

CardiAQ - An IP Success Story

Knobbe Martens on 9/18/2018

At the recent ACC-Socal Double Header Event, Knobbe Martens presented, "CardiAQ - An IP Success Story." ...more

Invention Assignment Agreements – How to Avoid Pitfalls

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/26/2018

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. Employee invention assignment agreements are one crucial tool for...more