Law Practice
Sep. 18, 2009
Who Owns This Invention?
Thomas Klein, a Greenberg Taurig LLP shareholder, says assignment provisions must be limited to inventions using protected trade secrets.
By Thomas Klein
California Business and Professions Code Section 16600 implements public policy against non-competition agreements, which statutorily nullifies contracts that restrain any individual from engaging in a lawful trade or business, unless that restraint is imposed on the seller of a business. This public policy favors competition among employers for employees and facilitates employee mobility. Some commentators have suggested that California's...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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