The Employee Invention Act is an important part of industrial property protection, as the majority of inventions for which patent or utility model applications are filed are created in the context of an employment relationship. Nevertheless, the Employee Invention Act is not necessarily limited to employees in the traditional sense of an employment relationship.

By the Employee Invention Act, employees who develop innovative ideas or inventions are given a legal framework that protects their interests. They have the right to report their inventions and demand appropriate remuneration if the employer makes use of the invention.

However, the Employee Invention Act also provides for a clear legal framework that enables employers to secure their rights to inventions while at the same time taking the interests of their employees into account.

As our clients, we advise both employers or invention claimants as well as employees or inventors to avoid conflicts where possible and to resolve conflicts where necessary.

Our aim is to achieve a balance of interests in this broad field of industrial property protection in order to optimize the exploitation of business results and to keep the motivation of employees to generate new innovations high.

Our patent attorneys will provide you with comprehensive advice on setting up or adapting processes on the topics of reporting inventions in the company, reporting to the employer and calculating remuneration.