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IP Assignment Strategies and New State Protections: Key Provisions, Mitigating IP Risks, Implications for Litigation

Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with Q&A

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Conducted on Wednesday, December 20, 2023

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This CLE will guide counsel on IP assignments and the impact of new state protections that have been put in place. The panel will compare the requirements of the states that now have additional protections as well as potential litigation. The panel will also provide best practices for assignment strategies.

Description

Recently, several states, including New York, California, and Illinois, have enacted legislation that impacts the enforceability of companies' IP assignment provisions. The legislation provides employees with additional safeguards when they are creating protectable IP.

With many companies having employees working remotely in some capacity, the lines are becoming blurred regarding work hours, equipment, and more. Companies located in or with employees working in the impacted states should review their agreements and update the assignment provisions to meet the requirements under the new state laws. If companies fail to properly draft IP assignments, they could lose the rights to IP they believe is theirs.

Listen as our authoritative panel of IP attorneys examines IP assignment provisions and the implications of the recent state protections that have been put in place. The panel will compare the 10 states that now have additional protections as well as potential litigation. The panel will also provide best practices for assignment strategies.

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Outline

  1. IP assignments and implications of recent state protections
    1. Potential pitfalls when structuring assignments
    2. Key provisions in assignment agreements
  2. Potential litigation
  3. Risks
  4. IP assignment strategies

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • How have the new state laws changed the playing field for companies seeking to protect their IP?
  • What key provisions should counsel include in employee assignment agreements?
  • What strategies should counsel employ when drafting IP assignments to ensure ownership of employee-created inventions?

Faculty

Herold Li-Anne
Anne Elise Herold Li

Partner
Crowell & Moring

Ms. Li focuses her practice on patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation, counseling, patent procurement,...  |  Read More

Potts, Chris
Chris Potts
CEO
Monarch Therapeutics

Mr. Potts is a thought leader in developing and monetizing intellectual property assets in the biotech field. With well...  |  Read More

Saxe, Ira
Ira Saxe

Partner
Crowell & Moring

Mr. Saxe provides management-side labor and employment litigation defense before federal and state courts in class...  |  Read More

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